2 killed, 10 sustain injuries in accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Two persons were reportedly fared dead while 10 others were injured in a crash involving a Mazda bus at Danliti Ayetoro area on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway .

2 killed, 10 sustain injuries in accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway/Illustration (Independent)

NAN said that the Spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta on Monday, April 22, 2019.

Babatunde said that the accident happened in the morning around 11 a.m and was caused by over-speeding which led to loss of control.

He further made it known that the commercial bus with registration number DDA 729 XA , after losing control, hit a culvert and tumbled, adding that

“The accident was caused by excessive speeding which resulted into loss of control. Four female and eight male were involved in the accident but the driver and the conductor died,” he said.

The TRACE spokesperson noted that the injured were taken to Famobic Hospital, Lotto in Mowe, saying that the families of the dead were already at the hospital to claim the bodies.