Tragedy struck the Ososa stretch of the Sagamu–Benin Expressway on Saturday as a bus driving the wrong way collided head-on with a truck, leaving two people dead.
The PUNCH reported that on Sunday, through a phone conversation with Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency that the crash occurred on Saturday.
Akinbiyi revealed that 21 people were involved in the accident, which involved a yellow Toyota Hiace bus (number plate BDG 274YG) and a blue Benz truck (number plate AKD 115YL).
He added that an unspecified number of people sustained injuries.
He said, “A ghastly fatal crash occurred at Ososa slope inbound to Sagamu from Ijebu-Ode on the Sagamu–Benin Expressway.
“According to an eyewitness account, the Toyota bus drove against traffic and had a head-on collision with the Benz truck.
“21 adults were involved, with two deaths recorded.”
Akinbiyi noted that the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the Ijebu-Ode General Hospital morgue.
“The two presumed dead bodies and injured victims were taken to Ijebu-Ode General Hospital before our arrival.
“The accident vehicles were towed away from the road and the roadside and taken to the Nigeria Police Force, Obalende Division, Ijebu-Ode,” he concluded.
The Ososa section of the Sagamu–Benin Expressway has gained notoriety for frequent accidents.
On November 20, The PUNCH reported that eight bodies were recovered from the Ososa River after a vehicle plunged into the water.
Akinbiyi had noted at the time that the driver’s body was yet to be found, attributing the crash to speeding and loss of control.
