Ghastly Auto Crash Claims 12 Lives On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

No fewer than 12 persons lost their lives while eight others were injured when a Ford commercial bus collided with a Volvo truck along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Ghastly Auto Crash Claims 12 Lives On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Twelve persons were confirmed dead while five others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Volvo truck and a Ford bus at Foursquare area on Lagos /Ibadan Expressway on Saturday.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.

Mr Akinbiyi explained that the accident was caused by wrong overtaking on the part of the Ford passenger bus with registration number AAA 886 XR, which led to a head on collision with the oncoming truck.

He stated that the truck with registration number LSD 138 XQ, was coming from the opposite direction before the accident.

"The accident happened around Foursquare camp (diversion axis) on the Lagos /Ibadan Expressway.

"17 people were involved, 12 persons comprising six male and six female died while three male and two female sustained injuries, " he said.

The TRACE spokesman added that the injured victims were taken to Ife - Oluwa Plus A hospital, Ogunmakin while the corpses were deposited at FOS Mortuary, Ipara.

(NAN)

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