Speeding bus rams into stationary truck on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, nine killed

A fatal crash around Ayetoro on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday claimed nine lives and injured three.

The accident which occurred around 5.30am involved a Toyota bus with number plate UYY165ZY and a truck with marked, DKA244XC.

The bus driver was said to have lost control and rammed into the stationary truck.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.

It reads, “The fatal crash occurred in the early hours this morning about 0530HRS  on Lagos-Ibadan expressway around Ayetoro area.

“A total of 13 people were involved which comprised of 10 male adults and 03 female adults and 09 were recorded killed (06 male and 03 female) while 03 were injured.

“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed and fatigue which led to loss of control and the driver rammed into a station truck.

“The injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera morgue Sagamu.”