Tragedy as truck falls on vehicles on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

One person has been after a truck loaded with gas fell on two vehicles on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday.
The incident happened in the Orimerunmu area of the busy road around 7am Saturday, August 14, 2021.
The crash involving an unregistered Volvo truck loaded with gas, a Toyota Corolla with number plate EQ 165 LSR and Toyota Sienna marked FKJ 341 GC, occurred.

It was learnt that the gas-laden truck lost control and fell on both the Sienna and the Corolla car.
Spokesperson for Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to journalist in Abeokuta.
Ogun State.
According to him, eight people, comprising three men, three women and two minors, were involved in the accident, adding that one person died in the accident.
He stated that the corpse of the victim had been deposited at the morgue of Famobis Hospital in Lotto.
He said that the TRACE, police and the FRSC officials were involved in the rescue operation.
Akinbiyi said the driver of the truck ran away.
He said, “The gas-laden truck lost control due to overspeeding and the tanker fell on both the Toyota Sienna and Toyota Corolla vehicles, all of which were outbound Lagos (moving out of Lagos).
“The Toyota Corolla car consists of the father, mother and two minors (their children) while the Toyota Sienna consists of a male (the driver) and 2 females who escaped unhurt.”
He commiserated with the family of the deceased, and urged tanker drivers to maintain their vehicles properly as well as control their speed.