At least 12 people were confirmed dead while five others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Volvo truck and a Ford bus at Foursquare area on Lagos /Ibadan Expressway on Saturday.
The Public Relations Officer of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident saying that the accident was caused by wrongful overtaking by a Ford passenger bus, which led to a head on collision with the oncoming truck.
He said: “The accident happened around Foursquare camp (diversion axis) on the Lagos /Ibadan Expressway. 17 people were involved, 12 persons comprising six male and six female died while three male and two female sustained injuries.”
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