FATAL CRASH: PASSENGER DIES, THREE INJURED ON LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY

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By: Hammad Fasasi

A male passenger has died, while three others sustained injuries after a Mazda bus collided with a truck at the Danco section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, inward Lagos, Ogun State.

The accident occurred on Monday night and involved a blue Mazda bus with registration number AAA 989 YA and an unidentified truck.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident in a traffic update on Tuesday.

Akinbiyi disclosed that eight passengers, comprising four men and four women, were travelling in the bus when the crash occurred.

He said three passengers, including two women and a man, sustained injuries, while an unidentified male passenger died.

According to an eyewitness account cited by Akinbiyi, the accident occurred after the truck driver allegedly reversed onto the expressway and was struck from behind by the speeding Mazda bus.

“According to an eyewitness, the crash was caused by an unidentified truck which reversed onto the expressway and was hit at the rear by the speeding bus. The truck sped off.

“Eight people comprising four males and four females were involved; one male adult died while three persons, including two females and one male, were injured,” he said.

The TRACE spokesperson stated that the injured passengers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, while the deceased’s body was deposited at the morgue of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital.

He added that the accident vehicle was evacuated from the road.

Akinbiyi further disclosed that TRACE and Federal Road Safety Corps officers were deployed to the scene to manage the situation and facilitate the evacuation of the vehicles.

The crash initially disrupted traffic on the Lagos-bound section of the expressway, but normal movement was restored after the affected vehicles were cleared.

“Following the evacuation of the affected vehicles, the axis now enjoys free flow of traffic,” he said.