Road accident kills 3, injures 2 in Lagos-Ibadan expressway

By Miracle Esegha, Warri

About three persons reportedly died while two others sustained serious injuries in a ghastly auto crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday.

The accident happened at the Saapade-Ogere axis of the road at around 6:25 pm, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

FRSC image maker in Ogun, Florence Okpe, stated that a total of five occupants were in the vehicle when the accident occurred – four male adults and one female adult.

She explained that three persons died and two were able to survive the terrible accident.

Okpe maintained that a Toyota car marked KSF122 at high speed rammed into a Sino truck registered as FZE840G.

FRSC narrated that the Toyota car driver lost control while at high speed, noting it “ crash into the moving truck from behind.”