DRIVER WHO DISOBEYED FRSC WARNING KILLS 12 PASSENGERS IN LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY

‘The total number of people killed were 12 comprising 6 male adult and 6 female adult .Those injured were 08 comprising 5 male adult and 3 female adult. From preliminary accident investigation by the FRSC, the   suspected cause of the crash was speed, wrongful overtaking which led to loss of control at the narrowed section of the road where traffic is diverted to enable repairs of the weakened bridge between Fidiwo and Sancrete’

The FRSC boss said, the corpses of the dead passengers were deposited at FOS Mortuary, Ipara town, while those injured were taken to Ifeoluwa Hospital and Immaculate Hospital both at Ogunmakin.

‘The crash scene has been cleared for free flow of traffic by FRSC, assisted by other traffic and emergency agencies. It should be noted that traffic advisory was earlier issued by FRSC on the condition of the road as a black spot, warning motorists to drive with caution around the area’, he said.

‘In addition when traffic at the portion of the road was to be diverted, FRSC issued a traffic advisory on the 13 December 2017 with traffic signs erected by RCC to caution motorists’.

However, FRSC Ogun State Sector Commander Clement Oladele in company of the FRSC Unit Commander KM 27 Lagos – Ibadan expressway, Assistant Corps Commander David Ogunjana ,in line with the World Health Organization’s 30 day rule, visited the injured at the hospital.

He commiserates with the crash victims and enjoined them to always caution their drivers who drive recklessly and also admonished motorists travelling on that axis of Lagos – Ibadan corridor to continue to obey the no overtaking and maximum speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour at the construction site and also exercise restraint.

Meanwhile, Oladele said the road contractor, RCC, is working hard to reopen the portion traffic is diverted before the end of May, 2018.