No fewer than eight persons died while 12 others sustained
injuries on Wednesday in a multiple accident involving seven vehicles around
Danco filling station on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Mr. Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, Federal Road
Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Thursday.
Oladele confirmed that the accident, which occurred around
7:56 p.m on the expressway, involved a Toyota bus marked LSR 560 XJ, Mazda bus
marked XD 792 EZA , Toyota Sienna marked ABC 512 ZV and Toyota Camry marked APP
196 RQ.
Other vehicles were an Iveco tanker with registration number
DED 776 XA, Daf tanker marked APP 248 XT and Daf container with registration
number LND 04 XX.
The FRSC boss explained that the accident was caused by
excessive speeding, reckless driving and loss of control on the part of one of
the vehicles, which led to a container fallen off from its hook on two buses.
“From investigations, it was learnt that the unfortunate
fatal crash was caused by speeding, reckless driving and loss of control on the
part of one of the vehicles which led to a container fallen off from its hook
on two buses.
“Other vehicles rammed into each other in the process, in an
attempt to escape from the scene.
“The accident involved 43 persons, 12 persons which included
five female and seven male were injured while eight persons which included one
female, six male and a child died in the accident,” he said.
He noted that the injured victims were were taken to Olabisi
Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu and Fambis Hospital,
Mowe.
Oladele said that the corpses of the deceased were deposited
at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) mortuary, Sagamu.
He advised motorists to note that the entire strech of the
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is still undergoing rehabilitation, cautioning
motorists to observe the maximum speed of 50km per hour in compliance with the
National Road Traffic Regulations, 2004.
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