Seven people have been killed and 11 others injured after a tipper truck rammed into a fully loaded commercial bus at the Conoil axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
The accident occurred around 3:08 pm on Thursday along the Lagos-bound carriageway, involving an 18-seater Toyota bus and a Sinotruck tipper.
According to the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), the truck reportedly joined the expressway suddenly and collided with the moving bus.
TRACE spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed that seven passengers, comprising two males and five females, died in the crash, while 11 others, including five males and six females, sustained injuries.
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The impact left the commercial bus badly damaged, trapping some passengers inside. Rescue teams and other road users made frantic efforts to evacuate the victims.
The injured passengers were rushed to Ishara General Hospital and other medical facilities, while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the morgue of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital.
TRACE, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the police responded to the scene. The damaged vehicles were later evacuated, allowing traffic to flow freely.
The agency expressed condolences to the bereaved families and urged motorists to avoid excessive speeding and exercise caution when joining major highways.
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