Christmas Tragedy: 3 Dead, 6 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Auto Crash

Three persons have lost their lives while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident on Christmas day on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

According to The Punch, the accident occurred at 5.50am at the Kara turning point of the highway in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.

In a statement released on Sunday, Florence Okpe, the Federal Road Safety Corps’ public education officer in Ogun State, confirmed the accident.

According to Okpe, the crash brought on by speed and improper overtaking involved 18 people, all of whom were adult males.

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She explained that the two vehicles involved in the accident were a Toyota Haice bus with registration number AYB 88 XP and another vehicle with no registration number.

She said, “Six persons sustained various degrees of injuries and unfortunately three persons were recorded dead from the crash and the remaining people were unhurt.

“Two vehicles were involved in the accident. A Toyota Haice bus with registration number AYB 88 XP and another vehicle with no registration number on it.

“The suspected cause of the crash was excessive speed from the bus driver who made an attempt to overtake the truck, but was not successful, rather, he lost control and hit the truck at the rear and the truck did not stop.

“The injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital for medical attention while the corpses were deposited at Idera Hospital morgue, Sagamu.”