One person was confirmed dead while two others sustained various degrees of injuries in an accident involving an Iveco truck and a Ford bus around Isara bridge on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Thursday.
Akinbiyi noted that the accident occurred around 1:30pm and was caused by reckless driving and loss of control on the part of the bus driver marked LND 631 XX.
He noted that the bus rammed into the stationary truck marked KTU 608 XW.
He said that five male adults were involved in the accident, saying that two were in the truck while three were in the bus.
“One of the passengers in the bus died on the spot while the driver and the other passenger are recuperating in the hospital,” he said.
Akinbiyi explained that the Injured victims were taken to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) Sagamu while the deceased was deposited at same hospital mortuary.
He enjoined motorists to adopt 100 per cent concentration while behind the wheels and avoid reckless driving.
