By Ayomide Otitoju
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has confirmed that 11 people sustained varying degrees of injuries in multiple accidents along the Interchange section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday.
According to a statement from TRACE spokesperson Babatunde Akinbiyi, the accidents occurred around 7:30 a.m. when a Mazda bus collided with a truck attempting to maneuver into the premises of a private company. A second collision occurred when a Toyota Hiace bus, following behind, lost control and crashed into the vehicles.
A more severe crash took place at Cway junction, just after the Heyden filling station, involving a truck and an 18-seater passenger bus. An eyewitness reported that the driver of the Mack truck was attempting to turn into the Cway company premises when the accident occurred, exacerbated by the excessive speed of the Mazda bus. The Toyota Hiace bus lost control upon seeing the accident ahead.
In total, 21 people were involved in the crashes, including 12 males and 9 females. Of these, 11 sustained injuries—8 males and 3 females. The injured victims were taken to Idera Hospital in Shagamu by the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC).
The vehicles involved included a Mazda bus (plate number SMK 554 YH), a Mack truck (FNN 934 XA), and a Toyota Hiace bus (KJA 995 XA).
