7 die, 11 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

No fewer than seven persons have died while 11 others sustained injuries in an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.

The spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday, November 12, 2026.

Akinbiyi said the road crash occurred at about 3:08 p.m. around the Conoil axis, inbound Lagos State.

Akinbiyi said the accident involved a white Toyota bus and a Sino truck, adding that eyewitnesses revealed that the truck joined the expressway at high speed and rammed into the fully loaded bus.

He said 20 persons, comprising eight males and 12 females, were involved in the accident.

“Seven persons, comprising two males and five females, lost their lives, while 11 others, including five males and six females, sustained injuries,” the TRACE spokesman said.

Akinbiyi said TRACE operatives, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and the police promptly responded to the scene.

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Akinbiyi said the injured victims were taken to Ishara General Hospital for treatment, while the bodies were deposited at the morgue of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.

He added that the affected vehicles had been evacuated, restoring free flow of traffic along the axis.

Akinbiyi commiserated with the families of the deceased and urged motorists to avoid excessive speeding.

He also advised drivers to exercise caution when joining major highways to prevent avoidable accidents.