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Nine killed, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident

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Nine people have been killed and three others injured in a crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State on Monday morning.

The Ogun State sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident, stating that the crash occurred near the Ayetoro area of the expressway.

According to Florence Okpe, the Chief Route Commander and Public Education Officer of the sector,  “A total of 13 people were involved which comprised of 10 male adult and 03 female adult and 9 were recorded killed (6 male and 3 female) while 3 were injured, two vehicles were involved with registration numbers UYY165ZY TOYOTA HIACE BUS and DKA244XC TRUCK,” she said.

According to her, the suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed and fatigue which led to loss of control and the driver rammed into a stationed truck.

She said that the injured victims have been taken to Famobis Hospital in Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera morgue in Sagamu.

“The Sector Commander is pained over the recklessness of some drivers for not observing the stipulated speed limit and refusal to obey the 15 minutes rest after 4 hrs journey.”

“He has however sympathized with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact Mowe unit Command for more information about the crash.

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