The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 10 persons died and two injured in an accident that occurred along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Ogun State Sector Command, through a statement by the Superintendent, Route Commander and Public Education Officer, Florence Okpe, said the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, around the Oniworo area.
Okpe attributed the accident to road obstruction on the part of a truck and excessive speed of a Toyota bus, whose driver lost control and ran into the truck from the rear.
“A total of 19 persons were involved in the crash; two persons sustained injuries, while the remaining persons were unhurt,” she said.
“Two vehicles were said to have been involved with registration number KLD539XA – a Toyota Hiace bus and a Mack container truck with no registration number on it.
The FRSC image maker said the injured persons were taken to Victory Hospital in Ogere for medical attention, while the corpses were deposited at Ipara morgue.
She further disclosed that the Ogun State Sector Commander of FRSC, Ahmed Umar, was “pained that simple rules are not obeyed by motorists.”
Umar called for caution over poor visibility due to harmattan haze, saying motorists should put on their headlamps when the weather is poor.
He urged motorists, especially truck drivers, to always display caution signs whenever there is a breakdown on the road.
The sector commander commiserated with the families of the victims, and asked them to contact the FRSC Ogunmakin for more information about the crash.