A collision between a passenger bus and a truck on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway resulted in two deaths and four injuries, with 14 passengers unharmed.
reports that two individuals lost their lives early Monday when a passenger bus collided with a truck on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway.
This online media platform gathered that four others sustained various injuries, while 14 passengers escaped unharmed.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, reported that the crash involved an unregistered Howo truck and a Toyota Hiace bus, registered BEN 823 ZW.
He attributed the accident to the bus driver’s excessive speed, which caused the driver to lose control and collide with the truck.
Akinbiyi confirmed that 20 people were involved in the accident, including 15 males and five females.
He stated, “There was a road traffic accident at Area Command Hill, inbound Ijebu Ode, on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway at about 0630hrs on 01/07/2024. Two vehicles were involved: 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.”
According to Akinbiyi, the bodies of the deceased were taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) morgue, and the injured were also transported to OOUTH for treatment....CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE READING.>>
Just in Fatal Accident: Bus Collides With Truck Along Sagamu-Benin Expressway
