Passenger dies after Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

A passenger who was critically injured in a road crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has died at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital in Sagamu, Ogun State. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency provided this update, stating that the passenger died while receiving treatment.

The report was shared by Akinbiyi Babatunde, the spokesperson for Ogun TRACE, and was based on information from Cmdr Oridota P.O., the TRACE Unit Commander. The deceased passenger has not been identified by name, age, or sex.

The crash occurred when a Mazda bus carrying 18 occupants overturned after a tyre burst and collided with a concrete barrier. Initially, no fatalities were reported, and the injured included two men, eight women, and three children, who were taken to various hospitals.

The Ogun State Government responded to public concerns about emergency response times, stating that an ambulance and personnel arrived at the scene within ten minutes of the incident being reported.