Three women were killed while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a vehicle plunged from the Long Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway into a ditch.
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, said the crash occurred around 5:24pm on Friday near Mikano on the Long Bridge, inward Lagos.
TRACE spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed that three vehicles were involved: a white Toyota bus with registration number KJA 247 YM, a white Toyota Corolla marked BDG 867 HG, and a white Mazda bus with registration number AGL 891 XX.
According to the statement, 16 people comprising 12 males and four females were involved in the crash. Ten persons, nine males and one female, sustained injuries while three female adults died.
“According to eyewitness accounts, excessive speeding and loss of control caused the vehicle to somersault into the ditch,” Akinbiyi stated.
He said two of the deceased were deposited at the General Hospital, Ifo, morgue, while the third was taken to the Idera Hospital morgue in Sagamu. The injured victims were taken to A.Z. Hospital by the FRSC for treatment.
Akinbiyi added that the vehicle that plunged into the ditch had been recovered and moved to Warewa Police Station alongside the other vehicles for further investigation.
