A tragic auto crash on Tuesday night in the Abule Osun region of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway resulted in the deaths of at least 10 individuals, comprising three children and seven adults.
Additionally, three other people suffered various injuries in the incident that took place around 11 pm.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, explained that the accident happened when a fully loaded Siena vehicle crashed into a parked truck on the road.
He noted that the investigation revealed the Siena vehicle was traveling at high speed and failed to notice the granite-laden truck, which was occupying half of the roadway.
Oke-Osanyintolu said, “On arrival at the scene of the road traffic accident at Abule Osun, inward Iyana Iba, along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, it was discovered that a Toyota Sienna bus, registration number BDG 342 FS, laden to capacity with passengers from the Eastern part of the country was involved in a road accident with a parked SHACMAN truck, registration number unknown.
“Further investigations revealed that the truck, which was laden with granite, was parked on the road, shutting down about half of the carriageway, while the Toyota Sienna on top speed, unknowingly crashed into the parked truck from behind.
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“Ten people lost their lives to the unfortunate incident, while three were critically injured. The dead passengers include three male adults, four female adults, two female children and one male child.”
He mentioned that officials from the FRSC had rescued the injured individuals prior to the arrival of the LASEMA team, while the bodies of the deceased would be transferred to the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit for appropriate measures.
“The injured passengers reportedly rescued and taken to a nearby hospital by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps before the arrival of the agency’s LRT at the scene of the incident include; one female adult and two children (male and female).
“The accidental Toyota Sienna was recovered with the aid of the Agency’s Lite Tow Truck and towed to the FRSC station.
“The 10 commodities have been bagged, awaiting the arrival of the State Environmental Health Monitoring Unit for evacuation of the commodities,” the LASEMA PS said.
