18 die in Lagos/Ibadan road accident

No fewer than 18 persons died in an accident involving a Ford Explorer jeep and a Mazda bus at Alapako area on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway yesterday.

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.

Akinbiyi stated that the accident happened around 6:30 pm at the diversion end in Alapako on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

“The accident involved 19 people, 18 people died while one person was seriously injured.

“The Commercial Bus with registration number GGE 873 XU was trying to overtake a vehicle in front before colliding with the Ford Explorer Jeep with registration number KJA 278 DS coming from the opposite direction.

“All the 18 passengers in the bus died while the driver in the Jeep, the only occupant, sustained injury.

He said that the accidented vehicles had been taken to Alapako Police Station.