Accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, FRSC advises motorists to use alternative routes

Accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, FRSC advises motorists to use alternative routes

A loaded tanker involved in an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has blocked a section of the road at Ibafo end causing heavy traffic.

Already, some impatient motorists have resorted to driving against the traffic, thus compounding the gridlock.

The Federal Road Safety Corps has therefore advised those using or intending to travel along the road to explore alternative routes.

A statement Sunday afternoon by Assistant Corps Marshal

Corps Public Education Officer of the FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, said this.

It stated, “A Road Traffic Crash (RTC) involving a loaded Tanker occurred in the early hours of today under the Ibafo pedestrian bridge on the outward Lagos section of the expressways. FRSC and other Agencies have been on top of the situation since the occurrence of the crash. The contents of the fallen Tanker has been successfully trans-loaded into another and men of Ogun State Fire Service have proceeded to refill their water tank.

“Unfortunately, some inpatient drivers who choose to drive against the flow of traffic from all available exit points have done so, thereby causing traffic jams not only for the outward Lagos section where the RTC occurred alone but also, the inward Lagos section as well.

“All road users going into and out of Lagos are therefore advised to explore alternative routes, such as Ikorodu through Sagamu and Ijebu-Ode, and Epe for Lagos bound vehicles.”

It also said they could use the Abeokuta route through Sagamu Interchange.

 

Accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, FRSC advises motorists to use alternative routes