Twelve people on Saturday died in an accident at Fidiwo on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway after a collision involving two vehicles.
A Lagos yellow intracity bus with registration number AAA 886 XR was overtaking wrongfully and collided with a Volvo truck, black coloured with registration number LSD 138XQ.
Reports claimed the driver of the Ford Transit Bus was earlier flagged down for speeding by FRSC patrol team but he ignored and even abused the operatives.
However, some minutes after the bus collided with the truck travelling from the opposite direction.
A total of 20 People comprising 11 Male adults and 9 female adults were involved. The total number of people killed were 12 comprising 6 male adults and 6 female adults.
From preliminary accident investigation by the FRSC, the suspected cause of the crash was speed, wrongful overtaking which led to loss of control at the narrowed section of the road where traffic is diverted to enable repairs of the weakened bridge between FIDIWO and SANDCRETE.
The corpses of the dead passengers were deposited at FOS Mortuary, IPARA. While those injured were taken to IFEOLUWA Hospital and IMMACULATE HOSPITAL both at OGUNMAKIN.
The crash scene has been cleared for free flow of traffic by FRSC, assisted by other traffic and emergency agencies It should be noted that traffic advisory was earlier issued by FRSC on the condition of the road as a black spot, warning motorists to drive with caution around the area .
