A yet-to-be-identified footballer has died in a road accident involving a Mercedes-Benz C300 and a bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the Magboro area of Ogun State.
The accident occurred on Monday in the Magboro axis of the expressway, within the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area.
Officials of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency and police officers confirmed the death at the scene, saying the incident involved a hit-and-run driver.
An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the footballer and other members of his academy were travelling in two vehicles to a football match when a trailer allegedly struck the Mercedes-Benz, causing it to collide with the bus.
“We were going for a match. We just saw a trailer cross from the other side and hit this Benz, then it hit the bus. Only one person died in the car while the rest of us survived.
“Everyone in the bus is fine, too. The trailer driver fled with his vehicle afterwards,” the eyewitness said.
The Mercedes-Benz, with registration number SMK-878KX, was severely damaged in the crash.
Efforts were ongoing to evacuate the wreckage from the expressway as of the time of filing this report.
The identity of the deceased footballer had yet to be established.