OYO: Five dead, 14 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident

AT least five passengers lost their lives while about 14 sustained injuries on Wednesday when the driver of a Mazda bus lost control of the wheels and rammed into the rear of a truck.

The road crash happened along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at 2.51pm around Kara turning, near Lagos.

According to an eyewitness, the registration number of the bus is EPE575XA while that of the truck is APP397YA.

The Federal Road Safety Corps and the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps both confirmed the incident.
They, however, differed on the figures of the injured victims.

The FRSC Sector Commander, Ahmed Umar, said 19 people were involved in the accident out of which five died while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries.

The TRACE Spokesman, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said 21 persons were involved in the accident out of which 16 were injured, including a toddler, while five died.

According to the FRSC Sector Commander, the speeding bus hit the truck from the rear while the articulated vehicle was making a turning at Kara.

He said, “The bus driver was on high speed, lost control and hit the trailer at the rear

“The crash happened at a turning point, the trailer was making a turning and the bus hit the trailer at the rear.”
Umar disclosed that the injured victims have been taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, and Idera Hospital, both in Sagamu.

He added that corpses of the victims have taken to Fakoya Mortuary in Sagamu.