Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Horror: Seven Dead, 11 Injured as Truck Crushes Passenger Bus

Tragedy struck the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday after a speeding tipper truck rammed into a fully loaded commercial bus, killing seven passengers and leaving 11 others injured.

The fatal accident occurred around 3:08 p.m. at the Conoil axis of the expressway, on the Lagos-bound carriageway in Ogun State.

The crash involved an 18-seater white Toyota commercial bus with registration number APP 733 YN and a Sinotruck tipper bearing number plate DED 348 XC.

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) confirmed the casualty figures in a statement issued on Thursday.

The agency’s spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi, disclosed that the seven people who died comprised two males and five females, while the 11 injured passengers included five males and six females.

According to Akinbiyi, eyewitness accounts indicated that the tipper truck suddenly joined the expressway and collided with the moving commercial bus.

The impact was devastating, leaving the bus badly damaged and trapping some passengers inside the wreckage.

Videos from the scene showed some victims lying motionless on the road as distressed bystanders watched, while other people made frantic efforts to rescue passengers trapped inside the mangled vehicle.

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Emergency responders subsequently evacuated the injured passengers to Ishara General Hospital and other medical facilities for treatment.

The bodies of the deceased were deposited at the morgue of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State.

TRACE disclosed that its operatives, alongside personnel of the Nigeria Police Force and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), responded to the accident and worked to manage the situation.

A towing team was also contacted to remove the damaged vehicles from the expressway.

The agency later confirmed that the vehicles had been evacuated, restoring normal traffic movement along the affected section.

Reacting to the tragedy, TRACE commiserated with the families of the deceased and urged motorists to exercise greater caution when driving on highways.

The agency particularly warned truck drivers against excessive speeding and reckless driving, stressing the need for vigilance when joining major roads.

The latest crash has renewed concerns about road safety on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, one of Nigeria’s busiest transport corridors, which regularly carries heavy commercial and passenger traffic.

Motorists have repeatedly been urged to maintain safe speeds, observe traffic regulations and exercise caution, particularly around highway entry points and busy intersections.