Horrific accidents on the Lengthy Bridge and Sagamu corridors of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have claimed the lives of two individuals, together with a 45-year-old man and an unidentified feminine passenger, leaving 4 others injured.
The Ogun State Police Command disclosed on Saturday night that the separate accidents occurred on Friday afternoon.
In accordance with the command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, a Volkswagen bus with registration quantity LSR 793 YF, carrying 14 passengers, was travelling towards Ibadan when one in all its entrance tyres out of the blue burst whereas on the Lengthy Bridge.
In a determined try and regain management, the driving force misplaced command of the steering, inflicting the bus to swerve violently, crash into the street median, and somersault a number of instances.
Odutola reported that an unidentified feminine passenger tragically died on the spot, whereas three ladies and one man sustained various levels of accidents. They have been rushed to A-Z Non-public Hospital in Magboro for pressing medical consideration.
She stated, “Visitors personnel from the Motor Visitors Division (MTD) arrived on the scene, carried out thorough assessments, took images, and sketched the accident web site. The deceased was respectfully eliminated, and her physique deposited on the Actual Divine Mortuary in Ibafo for an post-mortem.
“The wrecked bus was promptly cleared to stop additional obstruction and transported to the station for inspection by the Automobile Inspection Workplace.”
Equally, on the Sagamu hall close to the En-Salam Filling Station on the expressway, a deadly motor accident claimed the lifetime of a 42-year-old passenger, Saka Alaigbade, who was trapped within the wreckage.
The command reported that the accident concerned a Volvo truck, with registration quantity FZE 2350 G and loaded with items, and a Cabstar pickup van, with registration quantity AGL 904 AP.
Each autos have been reportedly travelling from Lagos State in the direction of Ibadan when the driving force of the pickup van, recognized as Tope Kolawole of Balogun Quarters, Owode-Egba, Ogun State, misplaced management.
In a devastating flip of occasions, the pickup van rammed into the rear of the truck, severely damaging the smaller car, which trapped Saka within the wreckage.
Odutola added, “Emergency responders and anxious bystanders rushed him to Idera Non-public Hospital, however the accidents proved deadly. The physician on obligation pronounced him lifeless upon arrival.
“The sufferer’s physique was later handed over to grieving relations, who endured the heart-wrenching job of retrieving their cherished one’s stays. The Cabstar pickup van was left badly mangled, serving as a grim reminder of the collision.
“Each autos have been recovered and moved to the Sagamu MTD Police Workplace for additional investigation and inspection by the Automobile Inspection Workplace.”