At least 19 persons lost their lives in an auto crash that occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday.
Babatunde
Akinbiyi, public relations officer of Ogun Traffic Compliance and
Enforcement Agency (TRACE), confirmed the accident, saying it happened
around Fidiwo/Ajebo axis of the road at 1pm.
According to him, the
accident involved a tanker, laden with fuel, with plate number, RAN 571
XA, and an 18-seater passenger bus with registration number LAGOS AGL
373 XR and an articulated vehicle marked AJG 40 XA.
Akinbiyi
explained that the fuel truck travelling towards Ibadan rammed into the
articulated vehicle conveying cement, while trying to overtake it at a
diversion, and collided with commercial bus heading towards Lagos.
He
said all the 19 occupants of the bus lost their lives on the spot,
adding that evacuation was ongoing at the time of filing this report.
The
evacuation, according to Akinbiyi, was done with the combined teams of
TRACE, men of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigeria
Police.
Source - www.thecable.ng
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