Five die, four injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway accident

No fewer than five people were confirmed dead in an accident at the Fidiwo Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday.

Four other people sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident.

Mrs. Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Thursday.

The accident, which occurred at about 2:48 pm, involved a Prime bus with registration number, MUS 191 HA and a Toyota Camry car marked AKD 754 BG.

Okpe explained that the accident involved nine persons, comprising six female and three male adults.

She explained that the accident was likely caused by excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking, which led to a loss of control.

“Five persons lost their lives in the crash, three females and two male adults,” she said.

Okpe said that the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital in Ogere, while the corpses were deposited at the FOS morgue, Ipara.