Two Die, Nine Injure In Fatal Autocrash Along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway

 

Two persons have lost their lives in a fatal autocrash along Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State.

Nine others were also injured during the multiple accidents which occurred at Tipper Garage involving a truck marked JJJ 144 XD, a commercial bus marked EPE 394 XP, and a tricycle marked DGB 599 VC.

Area Commander of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Adekunle Ajibade, who confirmed the accident to newsmen, said the victims died on the spot.

Ajibade explained that the truck was parked on a slope at the entrance of a warehouse opposite Tipper Garage, leaving the engine running while the handbrake was applied by the driver.

He added that the driver exited the truck to deliver a waybill to security guards at the gate of the warehouse.

Ajibade said the truck eventually reversed onto the expressway after the handbrake disengaged, causing the accident that led to the death of two people and injuries to nine others, while three were unhurt.

According to him, the bodies of the dead victims had been deposited in the morgue of Ifo General Hospital while the injured victims are also receiving treatment in the same hospital.