Early Monday, a tragic accident on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway resulted in two fatalities when a passenger bus collided with a truck. According to Naija News, four additional individuals sustained various injuries, while 14 passengers emerged unscathed.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, reported that the incident involved an unregistered Howo truck and a Toyota Hiace bus with the registration number BEN 823 ZW.
Akinbiyi attributed the accident to the bus driver’s excessive speed, which led to a loss of control and subsequent collision with the truck. He confirmed that 20 people were involved in the crash, comprising 15 males and five females.
He stated, “There was a road traffic accident at Area Command hill, Inbound Ijebu Ode, on Sagamu-Benin Expressway at about 0630hrs on 01/07/2024. Two vehicles were involved, including a Howo truck with no registration number and a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BEN 823 ZW. Eyewitnesses indicated that the bus driver’s excessive speed caused the loss of control and the subsequent collision with the truck. The victims included 15 males and five females, with four injured and two fatalities.”
The bodies of the deceased were transported to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) morgue, while the injured were also taken to OOUTH for treatment.