One dies, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

A fatal bus-truck collision occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, resulting in one death and three injuries. The incident took place at the Danco section of the highway on Monday night. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency confirmed the details of the accident.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, a spokesperson for the agency, revealed that the Mazda bus, registered as AAA 989 YA, collided with an unspecified truck. Eight individuals, comprising four men and four women, were in the bus at the time of the crash. Regrettably, one male passenger lost his life, while three other passengers, including two women and a man, sustained injuries.

According to an eyewitness, the truck involved in the collision had reversed onto the expressway, causing the accident. The injured victims were promptly transported to a nearby hospital, while the deceased's body was taken to the morgue at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital. Ogun State's traffic management authorities and the Federal Road Safety Corps were dispatched to the scene to manage the situation and remove the vehicles.

Following the evacuation of the affected vehicles, normal traffic flow was restored on the Lagos-bound section of the expressway.