On Sunday, a series of accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at the Magboro junction resulted in the injuries of fourteen people.
Reports According to Metro, three cars were involved in the collision that happened at around 8.30am. A Mazda bus is said to have struck a yellow commercial bus from behind at the intersection, which caused the other two vehicles to lose control and cause the collision.
Residents who spoke with our reporter after the collision stated the Mazda bus hit the yellow bus, causing significant damage.
Salami Idris, a driver who shuttles travelers from Magboro to the Mowe section of the road, claimed he narrowly avoided being killed and that both he and his clients would have perished otherwise.
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“The driver of the Mazda bus filled with passengers was speeding. It hit the yellow bus from behind, and the bus fell towards the sloppy part of the junction where commercial motorcyclists were usually stationed. It was God that saved us. The driver’s hand was badly injured and the bones on his hand were seen,” Idris said.
A motorcyclist who gave his name as Ahmed said he saw officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps taking the injured victims away, expressing fear that some people might have died in the crash.
But the spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector of the FRSC, Florence Okpe, when contacted, said nobody died and 21 passengers were involved while 14 of them were injured.
Okpe said, “No life was lost. It was a multiple crash and three vehicles were involved. The people involved were 21 in number, and 14 people got injured – eight males and six females. It was due to speeding and wrongful overtaking and one of the vehicles lost control.”
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