Ogun FRSC Crash Report Along Lagos – Ibadan Expressway.
Date: Saturday 06 July 2019
Incidence time: 2030HRS
Route: LAGOS -IBADAN EXPRESSWAY
Location: STRAIGATE ISARA AROUND OGERE
People involved: 35(22Male Adult ,13Female Adult)
People injured:9(7Male Adult &2Female Adult )
People killed: 2(1Male Adult, &Female Adult)
The fatal crash involved multiple of 6 vehicles: comprising
1.Vehicle Reg: XR516KG
Vehicle Make: TOYOTA
Vehicle Model: BUS
Vehicle Colour: WHITE
2.Vehicle Reg: KUJ186XB
Vehicle Make: TOYOTA
Vehicle Model: BUS
Vehicle Color: WHITE
3.Vehicle Reg: KJA785XN
Vehicle Make: NISSAN
Vehicle Model: TRUCK
Vehicle Color: WHITE
4.Vehicle Reg: LSD435FK
Vehicle Make: TOYOTA
Vehicle Model: CAR
Vehicle Color: GREEN
5.Vehicle Reg: LND866BA
Vehicle Make: KIA
Vehicle Model: CAR
Vehicle Color: BLACK
6.Vehicle Reg: NA
Vehicle make: LAYLAND
Vehicle model: TRUCK
Suspected causes of the multiple crash was Wrongful Overtaking caused by excessive Speed inappropriate for the construction zone
The injured victims were rescued to Victory Hospital Ogere for medical attention.
The corpses of the killed victims were deposited at the FOS morgue Ipara.
Thereafter the obstruction was cleared to restore traffic .
The FRSC Ogun State Sector Commander commiserated with the families of the crash victims. He also informed them that they can contact the FRSC Command in Ogere or the medical facilities mentioned above for additional information on the crash
.
The Sector Commander is once again admonishing Motorists to remember that the entire strech of the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway is a construction zone and motorists should therefore endevsour to respect traffic regulations regarding construction zones ,where speed should not exceed 50 kilometers per hour and overtaking is also prohibited at diversion points. These construction areas on the Lagos – Ibadan road are specifically around OgunMakin and Ogere, where the construction company RCC diverted traffic and also between Mowe and Ibafo where the construction company, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc ,also diverted traffic for rehabilitation of the corridor .
The Sector Commander further advised passengers to caution their drivers and those not adhering to the above mentioned construction rules, should be promptly reported to the Federal Road Safety Corps through the FRSC toll free number 122.
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