Man dies in collision on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
An unidentified man died in a collision between a Mercedes-Benz C300 and a bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Magboro, Ogun State. According to witnesses and Nigerian road service officials cited by Punch, a truck may have caused the crash before its driver fled; the other passengers survived.
An unidentified man died on Monday in a collision involving a Mercedes-Benz C300 and a bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, in the Magboro area of Ogun State, Nigerian newspaper Punch reports. Officials from the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency and police confirmed the death to the newspaper.
A witness told Punch that a trailer truck hit the Mercedes, which then collided with the bus. The truck driver left the scene in his vehicle. The witness added that the bus occupants and the other people travelling in the two football academy vehicles escaped unharmed.
The Mercedes, registration number SMK-878KX, was badly damaged. Teams at the scene were working to remove its wreckage from the expressway.
