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4 Passenger Dies, 14 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash

 

Nothing less than Four persons has been confirmed died while 14 persons sustained various degrees of injury in a road crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Lufuwape in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.




The accident, which occured on Sunday at 03:40pm, involved a truck and a Mazda bus with no registration.

Federal Road Safety Corps, Public Education Officer, Ogun State sector command, Florence Okpe, confirmed this incident in a statement on Sunday.

Okpe explained that 20 persons who comprised 12 male adults and eight female adults were involved.

She said “A total of 14 persons sustained injuries, eight male adults and six female adults. Four persons were recorded dead; two male adults and two female adults.

“Two vehicles were involved with no registration number on both vehicles, a Mazda bus and a truck.”
She said the injured victims have been taken to a private hospital in Sagamu for treatment while the dead bodies have been deposited at the same hospital mortuary.

Okpe said the Sector Commander, however, cautioned motorists on dangerous driving, advising them that life has no duplicate.

He advised the motoring public to drive defensively, maintain safe speed and obey traffic rules and regulations.

He commiserated with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact FRSC Mowe for more information about the crash.

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