Seven killed, 11 injured as truck rams into bus on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria

Seven people have died and 11 others were injured in a fatal road crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State, Nigeria, on Friday, November 13. A Sinotruk truck collided with a white Toyota bus carrying about 18 passengers.

The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) confirmed the crash through its spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi. He said the truck crashed into the bus while both vehicles were on the expressway, and attributed the collision to excessive speed.

The injured were taken to hospital for treatment, and the identities of the dead have not been released. The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is one of Nigeria's busiest intercity routes, linking the commercial hub of Lagos with Ibadan in the south-west.

(File photo: busy highway traffic in Lagos. Image: City Voice)