{"id":157465,"date":"2025-04-02T11:10:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes"},"modified":"2025-04-04T15:42:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T14:42:13","slug":"frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes","title":{"rendered":"FRSC calls for stricter truck safety enforcement after deadly Nyanya crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has called on state governments and relevant authorities to intensify the enforcement of road safety regulations, particularly regarding truck standards and driver conduct.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday, FRSC spokesman Olusegun Ogungbemide raised concerns over the poor condition of trucks on Nigerian roads, citing issues such as inadequate maintenance, speeding, and disregard for traffic laws as major contributors to road accidents.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks followed the recent tanker explosion on the Nyanya-Mararaba Expressway, which was caused by brake failure in a Dangote Cement truck.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truck\u2019s brakes failed, causing it to collide with vehicles in a gridlock, sparking a fatal inferno,\u201d Ogungbemide said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that while the Federal Government has no national policy restricting the movement of articulated vehicles during specific hours, some states have implemented their own regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am aware that different states now have their own regulations regarding the movement of articulated vehicles,\u201d he stated, adding that the FCT, for instance, restricts such vehicles from highways between 3 p.m. and 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and 12 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>To enhance safety, Ogungbemide highlighted the FRSC\u2019s Road Transport Safety Standardisation Scheme (RTSSS), introduced in 2007, which mandates pre-loading safety checks for petroleum, diesel, and gas trucks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo petroleum, diesel, or gas truck is expected to be loaded without our safety clearance,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>He also stressed the need to improve transport alternatives to reduce reliance on roadways.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil other modes of transport are developed, the risks on our roads will remain high,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<p>Ogungbemide reaffirmed the FRSC\u2019s commitment to reducing accidents and announced that a full report on the Nyanya-Mararaba crash investigation would be released once completed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has called on state governments and relevant authorities to intensify the enforcement of road safety regulations, particularly regarding truck standards and driver conduct. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday, FRSC spokesman Olusegun Ogungbemide raised concerns over the poor condition [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":157464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[1214,254],"class_list":["post-157465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-frsc","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FRSC calls for stricter truck safety enforcement after deadly Nyanya crashes - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has called on state governments and relevant authorities to intensify the enforceme ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FRSC calls for stricter truck safety enforcement after deadly Nyanya crashes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has called on state governments and relevant authorities to intensify the enforceme ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-02T10:10:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-04T14:42:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743580310.106993.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"FRSC calls for stricter truck safety enforcement after deadly Nyanya crashes\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-02T10:10:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-04T14:42:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes\"},\"wordCount\":309,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/04\/sm_1743580310.106993.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"FRSC\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/frsc-calls-for-stricter-truck-safety-enforcement-after-deadly-nyanya-crashes\",\"name\":\"FRSC calls for stricter truck safety enforcement after deadly Nyanya crashes - 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