Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash claims five lives, 12 injured
Five people died, while 12 others were injured in an accident that occurred on Tuesday around Foursquare Church headquarters in Ajebo, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The accident which occurred around 1.07pm involved a Mazda bus with number plates SMK 685 YG and Howo truck marked, ZE 1210 G.
The driver of the Mazda bus reportedly slept off due to fatigue, lost control, and rammed into the moving truck.
The spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, who disclosed the accident in a statement on Tuesday, added that those injured had been taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere Remo in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the state for medical treatment, while the bodies of the dead have been deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.
The statement partly reads, “A total of 18 persons were involved which comprised 10 male adults and 8 female adults. About 12 people were injured (10 male and 02 female) and unfortunately 05 persons were recorded dead from the crash ( 04 male and 01 female adult).
“Two vehicles were involved with registration numbers ZE-1210G HOWO TRUCK and a Mazda bus SMK685YG.
“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were tyre bust, speed and fatigue which led to loss of control because the driver slept off on the wheel and ran into a moving truck.
“The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital Ogere while the corpses were deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.”
The Sector Commander, FRSC Ogun Sector Command, Anthony Uga advised motorists to shun speed and always go for good tyres.