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One Life Claimed, Many Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Auto Crash

12 March

A lone accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday resulted in the death of one person while five others suffered various levels of injuries.

Ibadan Media gathered that Florence Okpe, the spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps’ Ogun State, confirmed the development in a phone call on Tuesday.

Okpe reports that 23 people were involved in the collision that happened along the Fidiwo axis of the motorway.

The FRSC spokesperson advised drivers to drive cautiously on the freeway, even though he blamed speeding and tyre bursting for the disaster.

She said, “23 persons involved, all male, five injured and one person killed.

“It was a lone crash involving a truck.

“The cause of the crash was tyre bust and speeding.

“Motorists are advised to always drive with caution on the expressway so as to prevent needless loss of lives.”

Akintoye Benson, an aide to the former chairman of the Lagos Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, is reportedly dead.



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