A road accident involving a Mazda bus and a truck has claimed the life of a male passenger and left three others injured along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
The crash occurred on Monday night at the Danco section of the expressway, inward Lagos.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed the incident in a traffic update on Tuesday.
According to Akinbiyi, eight passengers, comprising four men and four women, were in the Mazda bus when the accident occurred.
He explained that preliminary accounts from an eyewitness suggested that the crash happened after an unidentified truck allegedly reversed onto the expressway and was hit from behind by the speeding bus. The truck driver reportedly fled the scene.
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One male passenger died, while three others, including two women and a man, sustained injuries.
The injured victims were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention, while the deceased’s body was deposited at the morgue of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH).
Officers of TRACE and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) were deployed to the scene to manage traffic and evacuate the wreckage.
Although the crash initially disrupted traffic on the Lagos-bound section of the expressway, normal movement was restored after the affected vehicles were removed.
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