EKOHOTBLOG reports that tragedy struck in the early hours of Saturday as two persons were killed while two others sustained injuries following an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident was disclosed by the spokesman of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, on Saturday.
Akinbiyi, who disclosed that the accident involved an articulated vehicle and a Toyota Hiace Bus, said the tragic incident occurred around 6am on the Ogun State section of the expressway.
The spokesman attributed the accident to brake failure in the truck and loss of control by the driver who rammed into the commercial bus that was ahead of him.
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Akinbiyi added that the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of a private hospital in Sagamu, Ogun State, where the injured were also receiving treatment.
He noted that the driver of the truck fled from the scene for fear of being lynched.
He, therefore, commiserated with the families of the deceased just as he enjoined drivers of articulated vehicles to always ensure proper maintenance of their vehicles and avoid speeding and dangerous driving.
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