Auto Accident Along Ibadan High Way
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.
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