Monday, April 20, 2026 - Three persons, including a minor and two adults, have died after a truck rammed into a minibus along the Daywaterman axis of the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway, Ogun State.
According to Punch, the accident occurred on Saturday
evening. The crash involved an unregistered truck and a campaign-branded
minibus.
He noted that preliminary investigations revealed that the
truck was being driven dangerously when it collided with the minibus from
behind.
The impact of the collision led to the death of the three
victims, while two others sustained injuries.
He said, “A fatal road traffic accident occurred at
Daywaterman, very close to Onipepeye, inbound Abeokuta along the PMB Expressway
on Saturday evening.
“It involved a Dongfeng truck belonging to the Ministry of
Environment with no number plate and a Toyota minibus used for a campaign, also
without a number plate.
“According to an eyewitness account, wrongful and dangerous
driving on the part of the truck led it to hit the minibus from the rear, which
resulted in the accident.”
He added that five people were involved, with three
fatalities and two injured.
“Five casualties were involved, out of which two females
were injured, while three persons — a minor and two adult males — died.
“The Ogun State Ambulance Service and the FRSC were
contacted. While the injured victims were rescued by their families before our
arrival, the deceased were taken to Ijaye General Hospital by FRSC,” Akinbiyi
added.
PUNCH Online had earlier reported on April 9 that a driver
died while four others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a Toyota
Highlander rammed into a truck at the Lifemate axis of the Lagos-Ibadan
Expressway.
Akinbiyi had said the accident involved a white Toyota
Highlander Jeep with number plate ABC 836 EF and a DAF truck with number plate
DTF 997 XA, noting that the Jeep rammed into the truck, leaving the driver
trapped in the wreckage.
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