TRACE Ogun Denies Involvement In Motorcycle Rider's Accident, Warns Trucks, Lorry Drivers To Comply With Regulations

Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, attention has been drawn to the death of an unidentified private motorcycle rider purportedly caused by TRACE officials while chasing an articulated vehicle.

As an agency of government charged with the administration and control of road traffic matters in the state, TRACE by law is responsible for the protection of lives and property on Ogun traffic corridors and not to make the corridors unsafe for road users and the motoring public.

According to CDR. BABATUNDE AKINBIYI.

TRACE PRO (M&S) FOR: TRACE COMMANDER GENERAL/CE today 24TH of APRIL 2025, The regrettable incident in question, because it involves human life, is a misrepresentation of fact and issues involved. TRACE was neither chasing nor running after any articulated vehicle because we don't apprehend at all cost.

The TRACE patrol vehicle in question was on its normal and usual duty of patrolling the highway within the metropolis to ensure free flow of traffic and check, as well as see to any safety concern that may lead to gridlock, obstruction and loss of manhour, if not quickly attended to.

However, on sighting the TRACE patrol vehicle, which is the usual characteristics of articulated vehicle drivers, particularly those who have skeleton  in their cupboards, the articulated vehicle driver under consideration, made a quick and unplanned right turn with speed towards SUBEB, and in the process ran into an unidentified private motorcycle rider from the back, with assorted charms, devilish objects and soap falling off the motorcycle. Unfortunately, the unidentified private motorcycle rider died at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, where he was rushed to.

While TRACE commiserate with the family of the deceased, it should be underscored that the TRACE patrol vehicle was not running after the articulated vehicle, but the fear and apprehension the driver of the articulated vehicle had on sighting the TRACE patrol vehicle (thinking he would be flag down and ask to stop because of his non compliance to safety measures) necessitated his speed and impromptu right turn, before running into the unidentified private motorcycle rider, the impact of which led to the death of the unidentified motorcyclist.

Meanwhile, the articulated vehicle driver and the articulated vehicle have been apprehended and impounded at the Motor Traffic Division, Nigeria Police Force, Ibara, Abeokuta, for further investigation on the matter.