News

5 die, 8 injured in Lagos-Ibadan road accident

Published

11 months ago

January 15, 2024

Abiodun Lawal

Five persons were confirmed dead while eight others sustained injuries in an accident involving two vehicles at Fidiwo on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday.

Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.

Okpe explained that the accident occured at 1:58 p.m. and it involved a Mazda bus marked EKY 582 YE and a Mercedes Benz truck without registration number.

The FRSC spokesperson noted that the accident was caused by tyre burst and loss of control on the part of the truck which made it to crash into the bus.

“A total of 15 people were involved in the accident, comprising eight men and seven women.

“Eight people were injured from the crash while five persons died,” she said.

Okpe quoted the state Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, as advising motorists to pay more attention to their tyres and avoid the use of expired tyres.

Related Topics:

Up Next

Mining: FG seeks to minimise impact on environment

Don't Miss

Nigeria going to rise again under Tinubu, Abiodun says

Abiodun Lawal

NEWSVERGE, published by The Verge Communications is an online community of international news portal and social advocates dedicated to bringing you commentaries, features, news reports from a Nigerian-African perspective. A unique organization, founded in the spirit of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, comprising of ordinary people with an overriding commitment to seeking the truth and publishing it without fear or favour. The Verge Communications is fully registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as a corporate organization.