A woman who recently returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has lost her life in a road crash along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
The incident occurred at about 5:48 p.m. on Monday around the Christopher University axis of the highway, according to a statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi.
Akinbiyi said the deceased was travelling in a white Toyota Camry with two other occupants when the vehicle collided with a moving truck.
The impact left one of the female passengers dead, while a male and another female sustained injuries.
He said, “A fatal road traffic accident occurred at the Christopher University section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 17:48 hours on March 23.
“According to eyewitness accounts, the driver of the Camry drove at excessive speed and rammed into a moving truck.
“Three people were involved, including a male and two females. One female died, while the two others sustained injuries.”
He added that preliminary findings indicated that the two female passengers had just returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding ceremony in Abeokuta before the crash.
He noted that the injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital and the Redeemed Hospital for treatment, while the deceased was deposited at the Redeemed Hospital morgue.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the two female casualties were on their way from Lagos to Abeokuta, Ogun State, to attend a wedding ceremony after they had just arrived from the United Kingdom.
“The injured passengers were rushed to Famobis Hospital and Redeemed Hospital, while the deceased has been deposited at the Redeemed Hospital morgue.
“While TRACE commiserates with the families of the deceased and injured, drivers are again admonished to avoid excessive speed in view of its attendant consequences,” the statement added.
The tragedy comes less than three months after world boxing champion Anthony Joshua and a friend were also involved in a similar crash on the same section of the expressway.
