Metro

Ogun: 11 Injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash —TRACE

Published by

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency ( TRACE)  has reported that 11 individuals sustained injuries in multiple accidents along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday morning.

In a statement by the agency’s spokesman, Babatunde Akinbiyi, the incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. and involved a Mazda bus, a Mack truck, and a Toyota Hiace bus.

According to Akinbiyi, the crash began when a Mazda bus collided with a truck attempting to navigate into a private company’s premises in the area. Shortly after, a Toyota Hiace bus approaching from behind lost control and collided with the vehicles.

ALSO READ:Tinubu approves ban on homosexuality, tattoos in military

An eyewitness account revealed that the Mack truck was maneuvering into Cway company premises when the Mazda bus, allegedly speeding and impatient, failed to stop. The Toyota Hiace bus then lost control upon noticing the crash ahead.

The accident involved 21 people—12 adult males and 9 adult females—with 11 sustaining varying degrees of injuries, including 8 males and 3 females.

The vehicles involved were identified as a Mazda bus (plate number: SMK 554 YH), a Mack truck (plate number: FNN 934 XA), and a Toyota Hiace bus (plate number: KJA 995 XA).

The injured victims were transported to Idera Hospital in Shagamu by the Federal Roads Safety Corps for medical attention.

 

Recent Posts

I was advised to consult marabout over insecurity — Senator Karimi

The Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Sunday Karimi, has disclosed that someone advised…

5 minutes ago

Russia warns US against military intervention in Iran-Israel conflict

Earlier Thursday, the Kremlin disclosed that Putin and Xi had “strongly condemned Israel’s actions.”

7 minutes ago

Bauchi govt restates commitment to devt of basic education

“Bauchi is one of the biggest states with access to education, so we also accommodate…

14 minutes ago

Tinubu arrives Kaduna to commission skill institute, hospital, CNG buses

Tinubu’s one-day visit to Kaduna State will see him commission the Institute of Skill Acquisition…

23 minutes ago

ICPC boss urges administrative overhaul for local govts

The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa…

29 minutes ago

NDLEA arrests 19 suspects, recovers illicit drugs in Kano

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano Strategic Command, in a critical step in…

32 minutes ago

Welcome

Install

This website uses cookies.