Seven people have tragically lost their lives, and four others have sustained injuries following a horrific accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. An articulated truck, reportedly traveling at excessive speed, lost control and collided with two other vehicles, resulting in multiple fatalities.
The incident, confirmed by Florence Okupe, the Route Commander and Chief Public Education Officer of Ogun State’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), involved a total of 15 passengers, including 13 male adults and two females. Among the 15, four individuals were injured—three male adults and one female—while seven others perished, including six males and one female.
According to FRSC officials, the Mack truck’s excessive speed was the suspected cause of the crash. The truck veered off course, smashing into the two other vehicles in the process. The injured victims were immediately rushed to Divine Touch Hospital and Glory Center Hospital Ibafo, while the bodies of the deceased were taken to Idera Morgue in Sagamu.
“Efforts were made to clear the wreckage, and the vehicles involved were towed off the road to allow for smooth traffic flow,” Okupe stated. “Sector Commander Fasakin Akinwumi visited the scene for further investigation and expressed condolences to the victims’ families.”
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a BRT bus caught fire at Maryland, Lagos State, on Saturday morning. Eyewitnesses reported that the fire began on the driver’s side of the bus, which was traveling from Ikorodu to CMS. Passengers, initially unaware of the source of the smoke, quickly realized the severity of the situation as the smoke turned into flames.
One of the passengers, who narrowly escaped the fire, shared the panic that ensued: “We thought the smoke was coming from other buses at first, but when it got worse, we all rushed out of the bus before the fire fully ignited.”
Reports indicate that both the driver and the conductor fled the scene, abandoning the passengers to their fate. According to the eyewitness, the driver seemed to be aware of the bus’s malfunctioning state before it was put on the road. “They knew the bus was faulty and still risked our lives by driving it,” the passenger alleged.
Authorities are yet to comment on the driver’s whereabouts. However, investigations into the incident are ongoing.
