5 dead, 12 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident

No fewer than five people have been confirmed dead while 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident around the Foursquare Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident, disclosed that the accident, which occurred on Sunday, September 17, 2023, involved a DAF truck marked, KMC 810 ZB, a Toyota bus marked, TMA-244b XA, and a Mitsubishi pickup van with no registration number.

The FRSC spokeswoman said the accident occured at about 6:15 a.m., saying it was caused by excessive speeding, tyre blowout, and loss of control on the part of the truck’s driver.

She noted that due to the tyre blowout and loss of control, the truck fell and blocked the road, noting that both the bus and the pickup van rammed into the fallen truck.

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Okpe disclosed that 21 people were involved in the accident, saying 12 people were injured while five people died.

The FRSC official stated that the injured people were taken to Victory Hospital in Ogere, near Abeokuta for treatment while the dead were deposited at a morgue in Ipara community, near Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Okpe quoted the Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Anthony Uga, as advising motorists to desist from using sub-standard tyres and to also apply sense while driving in the rainy season.

Uga sympathised with families of the victims, urging them to visit the Ogunmakin Unit of the FRSC for more information on the accident.

The Star