- The crash in the Ayetoro area of the highway involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number UYY 165 ZY and a truck registered as DKA 244 XC.
At least nine persons have lost their lives in a fatal auto crash on the busy Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The accident which happened at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday, also left three other persons injured.
The crash in the Ayetoro area of the highway involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number UYY 165 ZY and a truck registered as DKA 244 XC.
The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident.
According to her, the driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle and ram into the stationary truck
He cited excessive speed and fatigue as cause of the accident.
Okpe disclosed that 13 persons, comprising 10 male adults and three female adults, were involved in the crash.
She said, “A total of 13 people were involved, comprising 10 male adults and three female adults. Nine were recorded dead (six males and three females), while three were injured.
“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed and fatigue, which led to a loss of control and caused the driver to ram into a stationary truck.”*
Okpe noted that the injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera Morgue in Sagamu.
While expressing sympathy to the victims’ families, she stated that Sector Commander Fasakin Akinwumi lamented the carelessness of certain drivers who disregard the stipulated speed limit and the requirement for a 15-minute break after a four-hour journey
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