Accident Claims 5 Lives On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway This Afternoon

Five people lost their lives, on Tuesday afternoon, on the Lagos-Ibadan ‎expressway while travelling outside Lagos State.

The accident occurred at the Eldorado axis in Aiyetoro village, Mowe area of the state, when a Mazda white bus with registration number LAGOS APP 36 XA rammed into a DAF truck ‎marked OYO GNN 774 XA as a result of excessive speeding.

234today gathered that the accident ‎happened at about 1.20 p.m. which left 13 others injured, including three children.

‎According to the Public Relations Officer of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Mr.Babatunde Akinbiyi, those injured had been taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, while the dead had been deposited in the morgue.

He said the accident was as a result of speeding on the part the driver of the Madza bus.

The Ogun State Sector Commander of the Federal R‎oad Safety Corps (FRSC), Adegoke Adetunji, confirmed the incident, but claimed that 23 people were involved in the accident, which left four males and one female dead.

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