Another road crash on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has claimed six lives.
Accidents on the now widened and smooth road came to global reckoning recently when champion boxer Anthony Joshua had one in which he lost two friends.
Twenty-three other passengers got injured in the fresh crash around the Four Square Camp along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident on Monday. According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, Odunsin Afolabi, the crash occurred at about 11:27 a.m., involving a DAF CF 380 trailer with registration number SNA 287 XA. The FRSC rescue team reached the scene within two minutes, Channel Television reported.
Afolabi said fatigue and speeding caused the driver to lose control. He also warned against mixing passengers with cattle during transit, which increases the risk of accidents.
The injured and deceased were taken to Oreoluwa Hospital, GOFAMINT Camp, Ogunmakin, and Victory Hospital, Ogere.
The FRSC reminded drivers to service and inspect commercial vehicles regularly, maintain safe speeds, and observe road safety rules, especially on expressways.
