On Tuesday, an accident involving over 10 people occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Mrs. Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer at the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
The accident involved an Iveco truck with registration number KRA 80 XA and a Hiace bus with registration number FKY 898 YF.
According to Okpe, the accident occurred at 5:00a.m at Kara, near the expressway interchange turning.
The accident involved 18 people, with seven injured, 10 dead, and one unhurt.
The FRSC spokesperson stated that the accident was caused by the bus driver’s speeding, resulting in a loss of control.
“The bus rammed into the truck that was about negotiating the turning,” she said.
Okpe stated that the injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital in Mowe for medical care, while the corpses were deposited at Idera Morgue in Sagamu.