Seventh edition of Truckademy weekly newsletter

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 Tanker kills in oyo market    

Tears as tanker kills four traders in Oyo market
 
Tragedy struck at the Molete area of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Sunday, as a tanker loaded with liquefied gas veered off the road and overran traders and passersby at the Bode Market.  click
 
Woman crushed to death by truck in Kenya as baby strapped on her back survive
 
 A baby strapped on her mother’s back survived an accident that claimed the woman's life. click
 
Lagos task force nabs 71 miscreants, impounds 227 motorcycles
 
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has arrested 71 suspected miscreants and impounded 227 motorcycles plying prohibited routes during a raid on black spots in the Oshodi area of the state.  click
 
Commuters stranded, vehicle burnt as mob barricade Osun highway over okada rider’s killing
 
 Some angry mob, on Sunday, burnt a car travelling on the Osogbo/Iwo bypass, Osogbo, Osun State, after it rammed into and killed a commercial motorcyclist. click
 
 Customs seize diesel packaged in 565 bags in Benue
 
 Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone D, has said it seized contraband, including diesel, textile materials, vehicles, used tyres, rice, among others, worth N51,238,235, in the last five months. click
 
Dar es Salaam's BRT to receive 70 buses this week
 
Commuters throng a bus rapid transit (BRT) station in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. The severe shortage of buses that has hit the BRT network in recent months is expected to ease this week when 70 buses are put in service. click
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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