The Ogun State sector of the Federal Roads Safety Corp has confirmed the death of nine passengers in a road crash which occurred in the early hours of Monday around Ayetoro area of the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.
Three others sustained injuries in the accident.
The Chief Route Commander and Public Education Officer of the Sector, Florence Okpe, confirmed this development in a statement issued in Abeokuta, the state capital.
“A total of 13 people were involved which comprised of 10 male adult and 03 female adult and 9 were recorded killed (6 male and 3 female) while 3 were injured, two vehicles were involved with registration numbers UYY165ZY TOYOTA HIACE BUS and DKA244XC TRUCK,” she said.
According to her, the suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed and fatigue which led to loss of control and the driver rammed into a stationed truck.
She said that the injured victims have been taken to Famobis Hospital in Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera morgue in Sagamu.
“The Sector Commander is pained over the recklessness of some drivers for not observing the stipulated speed limit and refusal to obey the 15 minutes rest after 4 hrs journey.”
“He has however sympathized with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact Mowe unit Command for more information about the crash.
