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  • Three die, 10 injured in Ijebu -Ode-Ore expressway  accident

    Multiple vehicles accident on Ijebu – Ode – Ore expressway has claimed three lives – a female passenger and two male passengers, and injured 10 others on Tuesday morning.

    The accident occurred around 11am at the Odogbolu stretch of the expressway, involved a bus on the fleet of God Is Good Motors transport company marked  AYJ836XK and a Mercedes Benz (Mack) with registration number  SKB 844AA.

    It was learnt that in an attempt by the bus which was sandwiched at the time between two trucks to overtake them, it had side collision with the truck on its left hand side, swerved and collided with the second truck, according to Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi.

    Also, the Sector Commander, Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Clement Oladele, who confirmed the accident to The Nation, attributed the cause to “wrongful overtaking, speeding and loss of control.”

    Oladele said 19 people were involved in the accident, adding that the dead had been taken to the morgue of State Hospital  Ijebu – Ode while the injured were taken to Ro’ona  Hospital also in Ijebu – Ode for medical attention.

    “The dead were deposited at the ijebu Ode General Hospital Mortuary, while the injured victims were taken to Ro’ona Hospital, Ijebu Ode for medical attention.

    “Also, the vehicles involved were handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, Odogbolu Division,” he said.

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  • Two die, six injured in another accident on Kara bridge

    Two die, six injured in another accident on Kara bridge

    Barely 48 hours after multiple vehicles accident on Kara bridge (Ogun State) stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan expressway killed five and injuring 17 others, another multiple accidents on same bridge have left two dead and six persons injured.

    The accident which occurred on Saturday afternoon, involved a  Mazda bus marked SGM 530 XA, Grand Cherokee with registration number JJJ 520 DY and Ogun  BRT bus marked  XA 354 APP.

    Operatives of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency(TRACE), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Nigeria Police and Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) were sighted clearing  obstruction, directing traffic and assisting victims.

    It was learnt that one of the vehicles going in the direction of Lagos, rammed into another from, following brake failure and set off a chain of multiple accidents afterwards, according to  the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi.

    Akinbiyi stated that two persons – male and female, died in the accident while six others were injured.

  • Bus driver dies in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway auto crash

    Bus driver dies in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway auto crash

    One person died on Saturday while others were injured in an accident involving a tanker and a Mazda commercial bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, an official said.

    Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesman for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE),  confirmed the fatality to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.

    Akinbiyi said the accident was caused by over speeding on the part of the tanker driver, who was coming from Lagos.

    According to him, the tanker hit the road barrier erected by the contractors working on the expressway and rammed into the Lagos-bound bus at 9. 25 a.m.

    “The driver of the bus lost his life in the accident which involved a tanker laden with ethanol marked AKD 650 XQ and the bus with registration no. BWR 515 XA.

    “The tanker which was coming from Lagos hit the barrier and rammed into the bus going to Lagos. Only the driver of the bus has died for now, ” he said.

    Akinbiyi said the body of the driver had been deposited at the morgue of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.

    He said the accident had caused slow movement of vehicles on both sides of the expressway currently undergoing reconstruction.

    “Officials of TRACE and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) are on ground to monitor the situation.”

  • Five die, others injure in Ogun road crash

    Five die, others injure in Ogun road crash

    Five persons were killed on Thursday in an auto accident at the new Makun – Sagamu (Ogun State) stretch of the Lagos – Sagamu expressway when an 18-seater passenger bus collided with a truck.

    Four male passengers and one male in the bus died at the accident scene according to a Witness.

    Also, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, told journalists that the truck and the bus were going in the direction of  Lagos when the accident occurred.

    Akinbiyi said information gathered from the TRACE Operatives which were at the scene for rescue operation suggested that the bus crashed into the truck from the rear following poor visibility and downpour that occurred at that area.

    He noted that Governor Ibikunle Amosun and his security aides who happened to be travelling to Lagos at the time, helped control the gridlock caused by the accident.

    The security details also assisted in taking victims to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.

    “The governor was on his way to Lagos when his convoy suddenly met the gridlock caused by the accident which occurred at the New Makun City along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway involving a truck and 18-seater commercial bus.

    “Some of the security details had to disembark from their vehicles and trekked forward only to discover it was an accident.  Immediately, the governor was aware he ordered that the injured should be quickly conveyed to the hospital, Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.

    “The two victims who died instantly at the scene were equally taken to the morgue of the same hospital. Three others among the injured later died in the hospital.

    “Our men who on ground at the scene of the accident said the downpour must have blurred the vision of the commercial bus, making him to rammed the bus into the truck from behind,” Akinbiyi said.

     

  • Four persons charred, two others injured in fuel tanker explosion

    Four persons were charred and two others gravely injured on Tuesday in a fire which erupted from a truck conveying fuel when it fell and exploded on them.

    The incident occurred around Fidiwo stretch of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway in the afternoon as the truck driver travelling in the direction Ibadan lost control of the wheel following bids to overtake another fuel tanker and fell on a side of the road.

    The fire – fighters fought for over two hours to put out the raging fire and  rescue victims who were said to have been trapped by the burning fuel tanker.

    The state Commandant, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Clement Oladele, who confirmed the accident to journalists, said two trucks were involved and gave the number plate of the ill-fated tanker as FFA 752 XA.

    “The incident occurred when the burnt tanker with the number plate FFA 752 XA brushed the other tanker by the side while overtaking it.

    “This resulted to loss of control and subsequent crash with the resultant impact of fire outbreak on both vehicles,” Oladele said.

    According to him, a corpse was seen at the scene of the accident.

    But the Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Tunde Akinbiyi said four persons were burnt to death while two others suffered with varying degrees of burns.

    “The TRACE personnel on ground at the scene of the accident said four persons died inthe tanker inferno.

    “They told me the four victims were trapped inside the ill-fated tanker. Two others were also said to have been injured,” he said.