One person has been confirmed dead while seven other sustained injuries in an accident involving 16 persons at the Magboro Bust Stop along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday.
A Mercedes Benz ML350 with number plate AKD424HH and a Volkswagen commercial bus with number plate KSF934YA, were involved in the accident.
An eyewitness said: “What happened was that the driver of this Benz tried to avoid hitting a road user who wanted to cross the road which resulted in a loss of control, thereby colliding with the commercial bus while its driver was waiting for passengers at the bus stop”.
The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Sector Command, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the accident said, “I can confirm the accident which happened at about 7.50am on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at Magboro Bust Stop outward Lagos. 1
“Sixteen persons, including eight males and eight females were involved. Seven persons were injured while one person died.
“The vehicles involved are one Volkswagen yellow bus with number plate KSF934YA and one Mercedes Benz ML350 with number plate AKD424HH. The cause of the accident is speeding which led to loss of control.”
She condemned the careless parking of commercial vehicles on highways, describing the situation as the major cause of accidents at the Magboro Bus Stop.
