A physically challenged beggar lost his life on Saturday after a multiple-vehicle crash at Car Park C along the outbound section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
The Punch reported that the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency confirmed the incident in a statement issued by its Head of Media, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who said the crash occurred in the early hours of the day.
According to him, the accident involved a container-laden Mack truck with registration number AGL 374 XX, a loaded DAF truck bearing registration number AKM 476 XB, and a white Toyota bus with registration number AKD 137 YA.
Akinbiyi explained that preliminary findings and eyewitness accounts indicated that the Mack truck developed brake failure while approaching a turning point, causing it to plough into vehicles that were negotiating the turn.
He added that the out-of-control truck also struck a physically challenged beggar in a wheelchair, killing him instantly.
He stated, “According to eyewitness accounts, the MACK truck had a brake failure and hit vehicles negotiating a turning, and a beggar on wheels chair, slicing his body.
“Traffic outbound Lagos route is highly affected. TRACE Operatives, FRSC, and the police are on the ground doing the needful.”
He further disclosed that emergency responders were working to evacuate the damaged vehicles and restore normal traffic flow along the affected section of the expressway.
The incident comes barely a day after multiple crashes on the Kara Bridge axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway caused severe traffic congestion, leaving many motorists stranded.
In that earlier incident, the Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed that one person died while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The crashes occurred on both the inbound and outbound carriageways of the expressway.
