Africa-Press – Nigeria. No fewer than nine persons have been confirmed dead, while three others were severely injured in a road accident that occurred along the Ayetoro area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The crash, which happened at about 5:30 a.m. on Monday, involved a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number UYY 165 ZY and a truck registered as DKA 244 XC.
The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command, Florence Okpe, attributed the cause of the crash to excessive speed and fatigue, which led to a loss of control and caused the driver to ram into a stationary truck.
Okpe said that 13 persons, comprising 10 male adults and three female adults, were involved in the crash.
She said, *“A total of 13 people were involved, comprising 10 male adults and three female adults. Nine were recorded dead (six males and three females), while three were injured.
“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed and fatigue, which led to a loss of control and caused the driver to ram into a stationary truck.”*
Okpe noted that the injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera Morgue in Sagamu.
While expressing sympathy to the victims’ families, she stated that Sector Commander Fasakin Akinwumi lamented the carelessness of certain drivers who disregard the stipulated speed limit and the requirement for a 15-minute break after a four-hour journey.
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