19 Killed in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident

At least 19 people died on Sunday in a ghastly auto crash along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

A witness said the accident occurred at about 1.00 p.m. at Fidiwo/Ajebo axis of the busy expressway. It involved a fuel-loaded truck with registration number RAN 571 XA which attempted to overtake a truck carrying Dangote cement with registration number AJG 40 XA.

The truck fuel truck collided with an 18-seater bus, registration number AGL 373 XR, heading towards Lagos. The accident occurred at a point of diversion of vehicles on the road, considered the busiest inter-state road in Nigeria.

All the 18 passengers in the bus and the driver died on the spot, the witness said.

When contacted, the Public Relations Officer of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident and the casualty.

Mr. Akinbiyi said the cement truck was also damaged in the crash. He said an on-going repair along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway necessitated the road diversion at the point of the crash.