UK returnee dies in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash en route Abeokuta for wedding
A woman who recently returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has died in a road accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The
- By Samuel Oamen
A woman who recently returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has died in a road accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident was confirmed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who said the crash occurred around 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
According to Akinbiyi, the victim was travelling in a white Toyota Camry with two other occupants when the vehicle rammed into a moving truck, leading to a fatal outcome.
He said, “A fatal road traffic accident occurred at the Christopher University section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 17:48 hours on March 23.
“According to eyewitness accounts, the driver of the Camry drove at excessive speed and rammed into a moving truck.
“Three people were involved, including a male and two females. One female died, while the two others sustained injuries.”
He added that preliminary investigations revealed that the two female occupants had just returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding ceremony in Abeokuta before the incident.
He noted that the body of the deceased was deposited at the Redeemed Hospital morgue, while the injured were taken to hospitals for treatment.
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“Preliminary investigation revealed that the two female casualties were on their way from Lagos to Abeokuta, Ogun State, to attend a wedding ceremony after they had just arrived from the United Kingdom.
“The injured passengers were rushed to Famobis Hospital and Redeemed Hospital, while the deceased has been deposited at the Redeemed Hospital morgue.
“While TRACE commiserates with the families of the deceased and injured, drivers are again admonished to avoid excessive speed in view of its attendant consequences,” the statement added.
The incident comes barely three months after Anthony Joshua and an associate were involved in a similar crash along the same section of the expressway.
