Four persons were on Wednesday killed when a trailer crushed five vehicles on the ever-busy and controversial Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to information available to The Eagle Online, the accident occurred at Isara, Ogun State, when the trailer, owned by Dangote Industries Limited, ran into five vehicles.
The number of the Dangote truck, which lost control at about 6:30pm, was given as XD 220 ZKS.
The accident resulted in the death of four men on the spot.
The vehicles the trailer ran into were a Mazda bus, XQ 704 FST; a J5 bus, XP 519 FST; another Mazda bus, XR 741 GGE; a Toyota Sienna, LSD 170 AQ; and a Mercedes Benz truck, YA 310 AKD.
According to the Federal Road Safety Commission, 42 persons were affected by the impact of the accident.
They are made up of 26 male, 13 female and three children.
Thirty-eight persons – 29 male and nine female – were injured, while four persons – all male – were killed.
The FRSC said the victims were taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Shagamu, Ogun State.
It said all obstructions have been cleared and normal traffic flow restored on the road.
The commission enjoined Nigerians to be safety conscious as the year comes to an end, praying for the repose of the souls of the departed and speedy recovery for the injured.
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