{"id":63669,"date":"2025-04-02T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=63669"},"modified":"2025-04-02T11:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T11:06:59","slug":"frsc-demands-tougher-truck-safety-after-deadly-tanker-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/04\/02\/frsc-demands-tougher-truck-safety-after-deadly-tanker-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"FRSC Demands Tougher Truck Safety After Deadly Tanker Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ifeoluwa Odunayo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Road Safety Corps has called for stricter enforcement of truck safety regulations following a deadly tanker explosion on the Nyanya\u2013Maraba expressway.<\/p>\n<p>FRSC Spokesman Olusegun Ogungbemide, speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, blamed the crash on a Dangote truck with faulty brakes.<\/p>\n<p>He warned that poor vehicle maintenance, speeding, and reckless driving remain major threats to road safety.<\/p>\n<p>While Nigeria has no nationwide restrictions on truck movement, he noted that the Federal Capital Territory limits truck operations during peak hours.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted FRSC\u2019s safety measures, such as pre-loading checks and routine inspections, aimed at preventing similar tragedies.<\/p>\n<p>Ogungbemide urged authorities to implement better transport alternatives to reduce highway risks and reaffirmed FRSC\u2019s commitment to safer roads.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ifeoluwa Odunayo The Federal Road Safety Corps has called for stricter enforcement of truck safety regulations following a deadly tanker explosion on the Nyanya\u2013Maraba expressway. FRSC Spokesman Olusegun Ogungbemide, speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, blamed the crash on a Dangote truck with faulty brakes. He warned that poor vehicle maintenance, speeding, and reckless driving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":63670,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-63669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63669"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63669\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63671,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63669\/revisions\/63671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}