A head-on-collision between two trailers along Mowe/Ibafo
axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday caused the deaths of five
people who were burnt beyond recognition.
The accident occurred few
kilometres away from the popular Danco filling station along the axis in the
Obafemi Owode local government area of Ogun State.
A trailer had reportedly broken down by the roadside,
leading to serious traffic congestion along the axis. A tanker loaded with petrol drove against the traffic
enroute Sagamu, its driver trying to maneuver his way through the traffic jam
around the area. The tanker eventually collided with another trailer laden
with granite enroute Lagos from Abeokuta.
The resulting inferno led to the death of five people
believed to be occupants of the trailers. Officers of the corps were on ground
immediately to manage the traffic situation around the area. The
corpses have been deposited at a Sagamu morgue.
Lagos Ibadan expressway is a notoriously dangerous
expressway due to the high rate of accidents on the road which is mostly caused
by the bad road which is already under reconstruction.
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