Thirteen people, including 4 children have
lost their lives while 12 others were injured in a tragic accident involving a
white Mazda bus and a blue Volvo truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun
State, Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the incident that happened on Wednesday, said
the crash was caused by speeding and wrongful overtaking.
According to him, the crash which happened around 3.45 pm
left 13 people dead and 12 others injured and the injured victims were rushed
to the Idera Hospital, Sagamu, for treatment, while the corpses were deposited
in the mortuary of the hospital.
A spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and
Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, in a statement, also confirmed 13 fatalities.
Akinbiyi said among the dead were four children.
He said, “Twelve persons, comprising five male adults, three
female adults and four minors sustained injuries.
“Thirteen persons, comprising four male adults, five female
adults and four minors were presumed dead.
“Those that were injured were taken to the Idera Hospital,
while the presumed dead bodies were also deposited in the Idera private morgue.
“The vehicles involved in the accident have been towed to the
Sagamu Police Station.”
On the cause of the accident, Akinbiyi said, “We learnt that
the commercial bus was coming from Lagos, and it overtook another vehicle at
its front wrongly, only to ram into a stationery truck by the roadside, killing
nine persons in the vehicle on the spot.
“The remaining four victims died at the Idera Hospital, where
they were rushed to by officials of TRACE and Federal Road Safety Corps.
“This is why TRACE will continue to insist that the road or
roadside is not a mechanic workshop where cars should be parked or repaired for
whatever fault because of its attendant consequences.”
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