LASTMA
11 Oct 2023
Emergency responders, including operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), yesterday, prevented another petroleum fire explosion on top of Stadium Bridge inward Barracks/Ojuelegba on Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos.
11 Oct 2023
In a proactive effort to enhance road safety, security and regulate the transportation sector, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA) Team led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa has commenced a crackdown...
9 Oct 2023
Operatives of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), yesterday, arrested a driver, Sarafa Oladiji, for damaging a road barrier on Dorman-Long Bridge, inwards Ikorodu road, Fadeyi, Lagos.
9 Oct 2023
What could have resulted in a major fire disaster was averted, yesterday, when a tanker, loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol, fell on the road and spilled its contents in Ogba area of Lagos State.
3 Oct 2023
Lagos State Police Command spokesperson Benjamin Hundeyin has confirmed that two persons were killed following an incident involving an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and a driver in the Ago Palace area of Lagos.
3 Oct 2023
At least one person was reported killed and others injured in a scuffle that involved an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and a driver in the Ago Palace area of Lagos.
28 Sep 2023
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), yesterday, rescued a female asthmatic patient and a bus driver from an auto crash involving a commercial bus and a private Sienna bus in Ebule-Egba area of Lagos State. The Guardian learnt that the bus was driving against traffic at a high speed when the two vehicles…
26 Sep 2023
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) early Tuesday morning averted what could have been another major fire disaster around Synagogue Church, Oju-Odo area inward Ikotun.
26 Sep 2023
It was a miraculous escape for three occupants of a Toyota Corolla saloon car when a 40ft container, slipped from a truck, and fell on a vehicle in Ojuelegba inward Stadium on Funsho Williams Avenue, Surulere, Lagos.
25 Sep 2023
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that a 40ft container conveyed by an articulated vehicle fell on a Toyota Corolla car on Ojuelegba bridge inward stadium on Sunday night but no death was recorded. The LASTMA Traffic Officer, Olajide Olukoga confirmed the incident in a statement signed by the Director, Public Affairs…
25 Sep 2023
Police operatives from Iponri Police Station, Lagos, yesterday, arrested a driver of a painted Volkswagen ‘T4’ commercial bus marked LSR 966 YE, for stabbing an official of the state Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The driver was earlier stopped for causing traffic obstruction by LASTMA operatives around Costain round-about, Lagos. LASTMA officer, Olajide Olukoga (a.k.a Bravo),…
24 Sep 2023
Fire gutted the factory of Mega Plastic, Ilupeju, Lagos, yesterday, destroying properties worth millions of naira and leaving people with varying degrees of injuries.
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