No fewer than six persons have been reported dead in two accidents in Lagos and Ogun on Thursday.

The accidents occurred in Agege and Kara area along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
It was gathered that a train derailed in Agege and rammed into an articulated vehicle, killing three persons on the spot with many injured.

At Kara, it was gathered that a multiple accident involving about 16 vehicles also killed three adults and injured many.

Officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other stakeholders were on ground to evacuate affected vehicles and ensure free traffic flow.

Operatives of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency(TRACE), Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) and soldiers were also working to clear the obstruction, direct traffic and assist victims.

According to The Nation, one of the vehicles involved in the Kara accident lost control of the wheel, crashed into another and in the ensuing milieu, others smashed into one another in quick succession.

The Public Relations Officer of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, listed DAF truck marked APP 769XR, a Mazda bus with registration number AKD 520 XN, another Mazda bus registered as BDG 327 AA and a nondescript DAF truck as vehicles involved in the early morning accident.

Others are Cabster marked XS216 KSF, MAN Diesel with registration number AGL 545 XF, Ford marked KTU 320 XN, LEXUS Jeep registered as FKJ475BR, SINO Truck with registration number KRD 122 XD, another SINO Truck marked KRD 123 XD and one other.

Akinbiyi also stated that three persons died while four others were injured in the accident.