Two die in Lagos-Abeokuta expressway accident

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The driver of the vehicle reportedly attempted to avoid a ditch and ran into commuters waiting by the roadside to board...

Two persons were killed on Saturday when a Toyota Sienna car rammed into some commuters on theThe spokesperson of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps , Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abeokuta.

Mr Akinbiyi said the Sienna marked KRD 900 GV, also hit a brown Ford car marked AAB 439 XB and a yellow tricycle, with registration number AKM 791 VP. “The accident was caused by excessive speeding and loss of control on the part of the Toyota Sienna driver,’’ he said.The TRACE spokesperson noted that the accident involved 10 persons; five of them male.

“According to eyewitness reports, the Toyota Sienna driver was on top speed and in the driver’s attempt to avoid a ditch, he lost control and ran into commuters waiting by the roadside to board a bus to their destinations.

 

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