A woman who had returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding in Abeokuta, Ogun State, was murdered in a horrific traffic accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to a statement released on Tuesday, Babatunde Akinbiyi, a spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), stated that the collision happened on Monday night close to the Christopher University axis of the motorway.
According to Akinbiyi, the deceased was riding in a white Toyota Camry with two other people when it struck a moving truck.
He claims that the woman died as a result of the collision’s impact, while the other two passengers—a woman and a man—were hurt.
“At approximately 17:48 hours on March 23, a fatal road traffic accident occurred at the Christopher University section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,” he stated.
Eyewitnesses said that the Camry’s driver crashed into a moving truck after driving too fast.
A male and two ladies were among the three individuals involved. Two of the females were injured, and one of them died.
According to early investigations, the two female occupants had recently arrived from the United Kingdom and were traveling to Abeokuta for a wedding ceremony at the time of the accident, the TRACE spokeswoman added.
According to Akinbiyi, the injured victims were sent to both Redeemed Hospital and Famobis Hospital for treatment, while the deceased’s remains were placed in the morgue at Redeemed Hospital.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the two female casualties had just arrived from the United Kingdom and were traveling from Lagos to Abeokuta, Ogun State, to attend a wedding ceremony,” he continued.
“The deceased has been placed in the morgue at Redeemed Hospital, while the injured passengers were sent to Famobis Hospital and Redeemed Hospital.
“Drivers are once again advised to avoid excessive speed in view of its attendant consequences, while TRACE expresses sympathy to the families of the deceased and injured.”
