Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway Road Accident Claims Two Lives

By Babatunde Solanke

Two persons died, one injured in an accident involving a bus and a Mazda car at Ayedere, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has confirmed.

The State Spokesperson of the corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the sad  incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital on Sunday.

According to Akinbiyi , the accident occurred at 7:10 am when the driver of the unregistered Mazda car drove against traffic and had a head-on collision with the Mazda bus marked SEY 311 ZY.

TRACE spokesperson, who added that the drivers of the two vehicles died while a motor boy sustained injuries, explained that the injured motor boy had been taken to a nearby hospital before the arrival of  the corps, while the driver of the car was taken away by his family for burial.

Akinbiyi added further that the injured motor boy had been taken to a nearby hospital before the arrival of TRACE, while the driver of the car was taken away by his family for burial.

TRACE image –maker also confirmed that the bus driver’s body had been deposited at Ifo General Hospital morgue.

“According to an eyewitness, the white Mazda bus, loaded with foodstuffs was on its rightful lane, outbound Abeokuta. The unregistered Mazda car, driving in a direction prohibited by traffic law collided with the bus, leaving the drivers of both vehicles dead on the spot due to the impact of the collision.

“The motor boy of the white Mazda bus sustained varying degrees of injuries and has been taken to a private clinic for medical attention,” he said, warning drivers to desist from committing route violations, saying that there are a lot of dangers associated with route violations.