The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency has reported that 11 individuals sustained varying degrees of injuries in a series of accidents that took place along the Interchange section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday.
In a statement signed by Babatunde Akinbiyi, the agency’s spokesperson, it was revealed that the accident occurred around 7:30 a.m.
The incident took place when a Mazda bus collided with a truck attempting to maneuver into the premises of a private company along the route.
Akinbiyi further explained that a Toyota Hiace bus, traveling behind, also collided with the vehicles after losing control.
A serious crash involving a truck and 18-seater passenger bus at Cway junction some few meters after Heyden filling station, interchange.
“According to an eye witness, the driver of the Mack truck was trying to manoeuvre to Cway company and due to the inpatient and excessive speed of the Mazda bus, which led to the crash also affecting a Toyota hiace bus that lost control immediately the driver sighted the accident upfront.”
According to him, 21 people were involved in the crash while 11 people, comprising 8 males and three females, sustained injuries.
“The vehicles involved are a MAZDA bus with number plate SMK 554 YH, a MACK truck with number plate FNN 934 XA, and a TOYOTA Hiace bus with number plate kJA 995 XA.
“21 people were involved, including 12 adult males and nine adult females, while 11 people were injured, including eight males and three females. The injured victims were taken to Idera Hospital at Shagamu by Federal Roads Safety Corps,” he concluded.