United Kingdom returnee dies in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash while going to attend wedding ceremony
A United Kingdom returnee who came to attend a wedding in Abeokuta, Ogun State Capital has lost her life in a road crash on Monday at about 6pm along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Penpushing reports that the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the said news on Tuesday in a statement
The statement added that the woman, alongside two others, was travelling in a white Toyota Camry when the vehicle rammed into a moving truck, pointing out that the impact of the collision led to the death of the returnee, while the two other occupants, a male and a female sustained injuries.
“A fatal road traffic accident occurred at the Christopher University section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 17:48 hours on March 23. According to eyewitness accounts, the driver of the Camry drove at excessive speed and rammed into a moving truck. Three people were involved, including a male and two females. One female died, while the two others sustained injuries’, Akinbiyi wrote
Penpushing further reports that he explained that preliminary investigations revealed that the two female occupants had just returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding ceremony in Abeokuta before the incident.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) stated that the remains of the deceased were deposited at the Redeemed Hospital morgue, while the injured were taken to hospitals for treatment.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the two female casualties were on their way from Lagos to Abeokuta, Ogun State, to attend a wedding ceremony after they had just arrived from the United Kingdom’, he added.
“The injured passengers were rushed to Famobis Hospital and Redeemed Hospital, while the deceased has been deposited at the Redeemed Hospital morgue. While TRACE commiserates with the families of the deceased and injured, drivers are again admonished to avoid excessive speed in view of its attendant consequences,” the statement added.
Penpushing also reports that the road crash comes barely three months after world boxing champion Anthony Joshua and his friend were involved in a similar crash within the same section of the expressway, resulting in the death of the friends.
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