{"id":146206,"date":"2025-01-13T23:29:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T22:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash"},"modified":"2025-01-20T13:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T12:10:14","slug":"driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash","title":{"rendered":"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A truck driver and two of his assistants have been reported injured and hospitalised following a road accident that occurred along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, Ijebu Ife.<\/p>\n

The long truck, registered as BBJ-542XAF, was carrying gas when the incident occurred at about 12:35 am on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Confirming the incident to DAILY POST, the police public relations officer, Omolola Odutola, said the injured victims were promptly transported to Ireayo Hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n

Odutola stated that the Ijebu-Ode fire service station was contacted, and one of their vehicles is on-site for safety measures.<\/p>\n

She maintained that efforts are underway to recover the truck and that the motor traffic division is on-site to maintain a smooth flow of traffic.<\/p>\n

Odutola, however, added, \u201cSome impatient commuters have started to use alternate routes, blocking other vehicles from having their right of way.\u201d<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. A truck driver and two of his assistants have been reported injured and hospitalised following a road accident that occurred along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, Ijebu Ife. The long truck, registered as BBJ-542XAF, was carrying gas when the incident occurred at about 12:35 am on Sunday. Confirming the incident to DAILY POST, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":146205,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[254,12686],"class_list":["post-146206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-nigeria","tag-sagamu-benin-expressway"],"yoast_head":"\nDriver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A truck driver and two of his assistants have been reported injured and hospitalised following a road accident that occu ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A truck driver and two of his assistants have been reported injured and hospitalised following a road accident that occu ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-13T22:29:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-20T12:10:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"960\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-13T22:29:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-20T12:10:14+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash\"},\"wordCount\":156,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\",\"Sagamu-Benin expressway\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Community\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash\",\"name\":\"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash - Nigeria\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-13T22:29:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-20T12:10:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"description\":\"A truck driver and two of his assistants have been reported injured and hospitalised following a road accident that occu ...\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":960,\"caption\":\"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/\",\"name\":\"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage\",\"description\":\"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\",\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash - Nigeria","description":"A truck driver and two of his assistants have been reported injured and hospitalised following a road accident that occu ...","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash","og_description":"A truck driver and two of his assistants have been reported injured and hospitalised following a road accident that occu ...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash","og_site_name":"Nigeria","article_published_time":"2025-01-13T22:29:37+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-20T12:10:14+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":960,"url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"cfeditoren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"cfeditoren","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash"},"author":{"name":"cfeditoren","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"headline":"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash","datePublished":"2025-01-13T22:29:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-20T12:10:14+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash"},"wordCount":156,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg","keywords":["Nigeria","Sagamu-Benin expressway"],"articleSection":["all news","Community"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash","name":"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash - Nigeria","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg","datePublished":"2025-01-13T22:29:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-20T12:10:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb"},"description":"A truck driver and two of his assistants have been reported injured and hospitalised following a road accident that occu ...","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/01\/sm_1736798819.872674.jpg","width":1280,"height":960,"caption":"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/driver-two-others-injured-in-sagamu-benin-expressway-crash#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Driver, two others injured in Sagamu-Benin expressway crash"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/","name":"Africa Press | Nigeria | Homepage","description":"Just another Africa News Agency Sites site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb","name":"cfeditoren","url":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/author\/cfeditoren"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/146206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/146205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=146206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=146206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}