A fatal a road accident along Ayetoro area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has led to the death of t nine persons and three others wounded on Monday.
The crash which involved a Toyota Hiace bus marked UYY165ZY and a truck with the number plate DKA244XC took place at about 5:30am on Monday.
The spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command, Florence Okpe, who stated this in Abeokuta, attributed the accident to excessive speed and fatigue, leading to loss of control as the driver rammed into a stationary truck.
She said 13 persons comprising 10 male adults and three female adults were involved in the crash.
She said, “Nine were recorded killed (six males and three female) while three were injured. The suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed and fatigue which led to loss of control and the driver rammed into a stationary truck.”
Okpe said the injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while bodies of the deceased were deposited at Idera Morgue in Sagamu.
She quoted the sector commander, Fasakin Akinwumi, as lamenting the “carelessness of certain drivers who disregarded the stipulated speed limit and the requirement for a 15-minute break after a 4-hour journey.”
