ONE KILLED, 13 INJURED IN LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY CRASH
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By: Muftau Fatimo
A passenger who sustained critical injuries in Friday’s road accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has died while receiving treatment at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State.
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) confirmed the development in an update issued on Saturday, following a post-accident visit to the hospital.
According to a report by the TRACE Unit Commander in Saapade, Cmdr. Oridota P.O., hospital management informed the agency’s team that the critically injured passenger had died.
TRACE spokesperson, Akinbiyi Babatunde, shared the report with our correspondent.
The deceased passenger’s identity, age and gender were not disclosed.
The latest development brings the death toll from the accident to one, with 13 other passengers initially reported injured.
The accident involved a Mazda bus conveying 18 passengers. TRACE had earlier reported that the vehicle suffered a tyre burst, overturned and subsequently rammed into a concrete barrier along the Lagos-bound lane of the expressway.
The agency said the injured passengers comprised two men, eight women and three children.
According to TRACE, one of the victims was taken to OOUTH, nine were evacuated to Divine Hospital in Ogere, while three others were taken to Isara General Hospital for treatment.
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