Nine lives were lost and three people suffered injuries when a bus collided with a truck on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Monday.
The accident which occurred around Ayetoro at about 5:30 a.m. involved a Toyota bus with number plate UYY165ZY and a truck with registration number DKA244XC.
The bus driver lost control and rammed into the stationary truck.
A statement issued by the spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe explained further: “The fatal crash occurred in the early hours this morning about 0530HRS on Lagos-Ibadan expressway around Ayetoro area.
“A total of 13 people were involved which comprised 10 male adults and 03 female adults and 09 were recorded killed (06 male and 03 female) while 03 were injured.
“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed and fatigue which led to loss of control and the driver rammed into a station truck.
“The injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera morgue Sagamu.
Meanwhile, the Sector Commander was said to have been pained over the recklessness of some drivers for not observing the stipulated speed limit and refusing to obey the 15-minute rest after a four-hour journey.
The sector commander sympathised with the families of the accident victims and advised them to contact Mowe unit Command for more information about the crash.