Monday, November 2, 2026 -A yet-to-be-identified footballer has died in an accident involving a Mercedes-Benz C300 and a bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the Magboro area of Ogun State.
The accident occurred on Monday in the Magboro axis of the
expressway, in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area.
Officials of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and
Enforcement Agency and police officers confirmed the death to our correspondent
at the scene, stating that it involved a hit-and-run driver.
An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the
footballer and other members of his academy were travelling in two vehicles to
a football match when a trailer allegedly hit the Mercedes-Benz, which then
collided with the bus.
“We were going for a match. We just saw a trailer cross from
the other side and hit this Benz, then it hit the bus. Only one person died in
the car while the rest of us survived.
“Everyone in the bus is fine, too. The trailer driver fled
with his vehicle afterwards,” the eyewitness said.
The Mercedes-Benz, with registration number SMK-878KX, was
badly crushed, while efforts were ongoing to evacuate its wreckage from the
expressway.
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