By Ayobami Ife, Abeokuta
A pre – dawn auto crash on Monday has claimed the lives of nine people and lett others critically injured on Lagos – Ibadan expressway.
The accident which occurred about 5.30am at Ayetoro stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, involved a total of 13 people comprising 10 male and 03 female adults respectively.
Chief Route Commander and public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) Ogun State sector Command, Florence Okpe, confirmed this on behalf of the sector Commander, Fasakin Akinwumi on Monday.
She said 09 people were recorded killed ( 06 males and 03 females) while three were injured.
Okpe gave the data of the vehicles involved as Toyota Hiace bus marked UYY165ZY and a truck with registration number DKA244 XC.
She attributed the cause to fatigue and loss of control on the part of the driver, leading him into crashing into the truck that was packed by the roadside along the expressway.
“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed and fatigue which led to loss of control and the driver rammed into a station truck.
“The injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital mowe while the deceased were deposited at Idera morgue Sagamu.
“The Sector Commander Corps Commander Fasakin Akinwumi is pained over the recklessness of some drivers for not observing the stipulated speed limit and refusal to obey the 15 minutes rest after 4 hrs journey.
He sympathize with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact Mowe unit Command for more information about the crash,” she stated.
