Two die, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway auto crash

Two persons on Saturday lost their lives, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway around Sandcrate.

The Public Education Officer for Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, on Saturday night, disclosed this in a statement.

Okpe attributed the lone accident which happened around 5:16 pm to a tyre burst and loss of control.

She said, “The crash occurred at about 1716 hrs on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway around Sandcrate”.

“A total of 08 persons were involved which comprised of 04 male adult and 04 female adult, 03 persons were injured 01 male adult and 02 female adult. 02 deaths were recorded from the fatal crash 01 male adult and 01 female adult”.

“01 vehicle was involved with registration number LND537XA a Toyota bus. The suspected causes of the lone crash were speed, tyre burst and loss of control.”

“The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital Ogere and the corpses were deposited at FOS morgue IPARA.”

The Ogun State Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, advised motorists to drive within the stipulated speed limit.

Uga also sympathises with the families of the victims and advises passengers to report any erring driver by calling the toll-free number 122.

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