Three persons have reportedly lost their lives, while six others underwent various degrees of injuries in an accident today on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to the Punchng, the accident happened at 5.50 am at the Kara turning point of the expressway in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, ascertained the accident in a statement published the same day.
Okpe announced that 18 persons, all male adults, were affected in the accident induced by wrongful overtaking and excess speeding.
She said that the two vehicles involved in the accident were a Toyota Hiace bus and another vehicle having no registration number.
“Six persons sustained various injuries, and unfortunately, three persons were recorded dead from the crash, and the remaining people were unhurt. Two vehicles were involved in the accident; A Toyota Hiace bus with registration number AYB 88 XP and another vehicle with no registration number on it. The suspected cause of the crash was excessive speed from the bus driver, who made an attempt to overtake the truck but was not successful. Rather, he lost control and hit the truck at the rear, and the truck did not stop,” She said.
“The injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital for medical attention while the corpses were deposited at Idera Hospital morgue, Sagamu,” she added.
