An unidentified driver was confirmed dead on Tuesday following a fatal crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident occurred around 3:20 PM near the Forte Filling Station on the Sagamu stretch of the expressway, leaving at least three others injured.
State police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, reported that the collision involved a granite-loaded truck with the license plate FKJ760XM and a Toyota with the registration number JJJ926YJ. Both vehicles were heading towards Lagos from Ibadan when the Toyota driver lost control and collided with the truck.
Odutola explained that the Toyota driver became trapped in the vehicle and was later rushed to Idera Hospital in Sagamu, where he was pronounced dead. "After being rescued from where he was trapped, he was taken to Idera Hospital in Sagamu. The doctor later confirmed his death. Two other passengers in the Toyota sustained varying degrees of injuries," she said.
The body of the deceased has been placed in the hospital’s mortuary. In a related incident in late July, a collision on the Ibafo corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway claimed the lives of two people, involving a Peugeot bus and an orange DAF truck.
