19 die in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

It was learnt that the tanker, which was travelling to Ibadan, Oyo State, had attempted to overtake the Dangote truck, when it had a head-on collision with the commercial bus.

The bus, with number plate AGL 373 XR, was said to be travelling to Lagos State.

It was gathered that only one passenger in the bus survived while the others died on the spot.

The accident was said to have occurred at a section of the road where there was a diversion of traffic due to ongoing construction works on the road.

Our correspondents gathered that the accident caused a traffic jam which lasted for hours despite the intervention of officials of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), the Nigeria Police Force, and the Federal Road Safety Corps.

Motorists were said to have been gaping at the corpses, which were being extricated from the wreckage.

The victims were later conveyed to the mortuary just as the injured were taken to the Ogun State University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.

“The Dangote truck, with number plate AJG 40 XA, which was loaded with bags of cement, was also involved in the crash. Nineteen people died in the accident.”

He added that ongoing construction works along the expressway necessitated a road diversion at the point where the crash occurred.

He said the petroleum product being conveyed to Ibadan by the tanker was later transferred into another tanker.

The Sector Commander, Ogun State FRSC, Adetunji Adegoke, said the remains of the deceased had been deposited at FOS Mortuary, Ipara Remo, Ogun State.