Six Confirmed Dead, Others Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Auto Crash

It was an unfortunate incident as six persons reportedly died while six others were injured in a crash opposite Redeemed Christian Church of God’s camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday.

Caption: Accident scene from the file

The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps spokesman in Ogun, Babatunde Akinbiyi, told reporters in Abeokuta that the accident involved an unidentified truck and a Mazda bus in which 15 persons were travelling.

He said the truck was making a U-turn when the bus, which was speeding excessively, rammed into it.

He added that the truck driver immediately fled from the scene.

Mr Akinbiyi said the deceased were deposited at morgues at Sagamu and in a hospital, both in Ogun, while the injured were taken to hospitals in the area. 

– NAN with exception of input in the headline