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Truck Collision on Ogun Expressway Kills Two, Injures One; Separate Incident Injures Two

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • A Volvo truck loaded with iron rammed into a stationary vehicle on the Sagamu-Ikorodu Expressway in Ogun State, killing two people.
  • The accident occurred around 7:00 a.m. at Kadesh, inbound Ogijo, resulting in injuries to one occupant of the truck.
  • In a separate incident, a truck overturned on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, injuring two individuals but causing no fatalities.

Two people died and one sustained injuries on Monday morning after a loaded Volvo truck collided with a stationary vehicle along the Sagamu-Ikorodu Expressway in Ogun State. The fatal crash occurred around 7:00 a.m. at Kadesh, inbound Ogijo, when the truck, identified by registration number LND 936 XC, rammed into another truck ahead of it.

According to eyewitness accounts, the loaded Volvo truck rammed into a stationary truck ahead of it.

— Babatunde AkinbiyiOgun State TRACE spokesperson describing the initial accident.

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi, reported that the motor boy and an escort in the Volvo truck died at the scene. The driver of the truck sustained injuries. The stationary truck involved in the collision had an unidentified registration number and fled the scene. The affected Volvo truck was towed to the Ogijo Police Division for further investigation, and the bodies of the deceased were taken to a morgue in Sagamu.

The motor boy and the escort died on the spot, while the driver sustained injuries.

— Babatunde AkinbiyiOgun State TRACE spokesperson detailing the casualties of the first crash.

Traffic was partially disrupted but was cleared by TRACE and police intervention, allowing for improved vehicular movement. In a separate incident on the same day, a truck overturned along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at Car Park C, outbound Lagos, around 3:03 p.m. This crash involved a truck loaded with plastic exchangers, registration KNN 628 ZY, which suffered a burst of its front tires, leading to a loss of control and the vehicle overturning.

The crash involved three male adults. Two sustained injuries, while there was no fatality.

— Babatunde AkinbiyiOgun State TRACE spokesperson detailing the casualties of the second crash.

Emergency responders, including TRACE, the Federal Road Safety Corps, and the police, attended to the scene. Two male adults sustained injuries in the overturning incident, but there were no fatalities. The cargo was offloaded, and the vehicle was uprighted and towed away, restoring normal traffic flow after the obstruction was cleared. The cause was attributed to a tire burst.

The scene has been cleared and traffic has normalised.

— Babatunde AkinbiyiOgun State TRACE spokesperson confirming the resolution of the second accident scene.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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