Sad! A Truck Carrying Yam Crushes Four Persons To Death Along The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

An accident involving a truck occurred today 2^nd January 2019 at the Pipeline Junction around the Ogere Remo axis along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The accident claimed the lives of four people while four other passengers had various degrees of injuries.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) public relations officer said the incident occurred around 4:30 am. He further stated that the truck with registration number TKP 653 XA carrying yam, lost control.

“The
casualty was much because some of the passengers, who are also likely owners of
the yam, were seating on the yam in the open space at the back. Thus, when it
lost control due to over-speeding and poor visibility, (they) fell by its side,
with the yam and vehicle falling on them” Akinbiyi narrated

The PRO said four of the passengers of the truck lost their lives on the spot, while the others were taken to Idera Hospital, Sagamu. Those that died were taken to the FOS mortuary, Ipara Remo. As at the time of this report, the truck has been towed to the Police Motor Traffic Division, Iperu Remo.

Akinbiyi, while commiserating with the families of the dead and the injured advised motorists to ensure their vehicles are well maintained, avoid over-speeding, and if possible avoid night traveling especially during this harmattan period.