No fewer than 12 persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident along Lagos Ibadan Expressway with eight others sustaining various degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Volvo truck and a ford bus at Fidiwo/Ogunmakin area of Lagos Ibadan Expressway
Confirming the incident to Coretv news, the State’s Route Commander, FRSC, Florence Okpe said the suspected cause of the crash was speed, wrongful overtaking which led to loss of control at the narrowed section of the road where traffic is diverted to enable repairs of the weakened bridge between FIDIWO and SANDCRETE.
The FRSC Sector Commander, Clement Oladele upon visiting the survivors commiserated with the crash victims and enjoined them to always caution their drivers who drive recklessly .
He also admonished motorists travelling on that axis of Lagos – Ibadan corridor to continue to obey the no overtaking and maximum speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour at the construction site
The FRSC route commander added that the injured victims have since been taken to a private hospital, while the corpses have been deposited at a mortuary located in Ipara area of Ogun State .
