OVER SPEEDING: 17 Die In Auto Crash On Ibadan-Lagos Road

The Federal Road Safety Commission
(FRSC) on Sunday confirmed that 17 persons died in an automobile crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Mr Yusuf Salami, Oyo State Sector
Commander of the commission, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that 79 persons were injured in the crash.

Salami said that the accident, which
involved an articulated vehicle and a Peugeot J5 bus, occurred at Sepo area of the highway.

Salami said the accident occurred due to impatience, over speeding and struggle
for the right of way by both vehicles,
which were travelling from Ibadan to Lagos.
“A Peugeot J5 with number plate XS 626
LSV and a DAF articulated vehicle with
number plate AA 902 MML, crashed as
both drivers were struggling for the right
of the way.
“They were both going to Lagos when
the accident happened at about 9.30
a.m.,’’ he said.
“There were 96 people involved with 17
confirmed dead; it is obvious that both
drivers were over speeding and suddenly
lost control of the vehicles.
“The Peugeot bus was loaded with
passengers and goods but the casualty
figure rose because the other vehicle
was travelling to Lagos with huge
number of illegal passengers,’’ he said.
Salami said that the corpses had been
deposited at the Adeoyo State Hospital
morgue in Ibadan, while the injured were
taken to the University College Hospital,
Ibadan Central Hospital and Kejide Hospital.