Three people have been confirmed dead following a collision between a truck and a car along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
According to PUNCH, the vehicles involved are: an SF3000 truck, a Toyota Camry car with the number plate EPE 200 GK, an Isuzu mini truck with the number plate T-1079 LA and a Honda Accord car.
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It was gathered that the truck driver had lost control while transporting sugar, which led to him colliding with another vehicle, leading to a chain of collisions around 7 pm along Isheri-Olofin, outward bound from Lagos State.
Confirming the incident, an eyewitness, a fuel attendant near the filling station, simply identified as Michael said that he saw several other passengers being rushed to the hospital.
“Three vehicles were involved in the accident, including one fully loaded with bags of sugar. I heard that some people lost their lives.
“However, I saw several injured passengers being rushed to the hospital. The truck driver fled the scene before he could be arrested,” Michael stated.
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Also confirming the incident, the spokesperson the Ogun state police command, Omolola Odutola said;
“The corpses have been taken to the mortuary at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for identification and autopsy. Authorities are actively working to locate the truck driver who fled the scene.”
