Accident Occurred In Lagos-Ibadan Express Leaving 8 people Dead

Accident occurred on Lagos-Ibadan expressway leaving eight people dead. The accident involved white Toyota Hiace Bus and a blue Mack Truck opposite Wichtech Roofing and Pipes.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed to this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta. In his statement, he made it know that the accident was caused reckless driving.


“10 persons were involved in the accident five male and five female. Five male and two female died on the spot while one female died at the hospital. The suspected cause of the crash was a speeding commercial bus from Lagos to Benin which lost control and rammed into the truck with registration number MUS-730 XN travelling ahead. We also learnt that the passengers in the bus just came in from Spain and had chattered the bus to take them to Benin City,” he said.

The dead had transported to the mourge of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH),Sagamu, while the were in the same hospital.

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