Two lives lost in Lagos-Abeokuta expressway fatal car crash

A fatal car crash along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway has reportedly claimed the lives of two persons while one sustained injury.The car crash reportedly occured around the Ayadere area and involved a Mazda bus and a Mazda car. Confirming the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, stated that the accident occurred at 7:10am at Ayedere village, Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. According to him, the accident was caused by one of the drivers who drove against traffic rules with an unregistered Mazda car. The driver upon defaulting, reportedly had a head on collision with the Mazda bus marked SEY 311 ZY.This led to the death of the two drivers at the spot, according to the TRACE spokesperson adding that a motor boy with the bus sustained varying degrees injuries.Akinbiyi explained that the injured motor boy had been rescued and taken to a nearby hospital before the arrival of TRACE, saying that the driver of the car had been taken away by his family for burial. Also, he said that the driver of the bus was deposited at Ifo General Hospital morgue. “The unregistered Mazda car, driving in a direction prohibited by traffic law, collided with the bus, leaving the drivers of both vehicles dead on the spot due to the impact of the collision. “The motor boy of the white Mazda bus sustained varying degrees of injuries and has been taken to a private clinic for medical attention,” he said.

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Sep 12, 2023 - 12:29

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