Fri. Nov 22nd, 2024

 

 

 

Seven people were injured in a collision involving a Volvo truck carrying cows and two other vehicles on the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway on Saturday.

 

 

The two other vehicles involved in the multiple accident, which occurred at the Ibafo area of the expressway, are  a blue luxury bus and a white Mazda bus.

 

 

Mrs Florence Okpe, the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday.

 

 

Okpe said that the accident occured at 5:35a.m, with 14 people and 16 cows  involved.

 

 

She said that the suspected cause of the crash was fatigue on the part of the driver of the Volvo truck.

 

 

Okpe said that the trailer, conveying cows and human beings together, was involved in a collision with a stationed luxury bus with registration number RBC 464 XE and the Mazda bus marked DGB 204 XA.

 

 

Okpe said that the injured victims were taken to Divine Touch Hospital, Ibafo for medical attention.

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