Three women have been killed while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries after a vehicle plunged from the Long Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and landed in a ditch.
The accident occurred at about 5:24pm on Friday near Mikano on the Long Bridge, inward Lagos, according to the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi.
Akinbiyi said three vehicles were involved in the crash: a white Toyota bus with registration number KJA 247 YM, a white Toyota Corolla marked BDG 867 HG and a white Mazda bus with registration number AGL 891 XX.
According to him, 16 people, comprising 12 males and four females, were involved in the accident.
He said 10 people, including nine males and one female, sustained injuries, while three adult females died in the crash.
“According to eyewitness accounts, excessive speeding and loss of control caused the vehicle to somersault into the ditch,” Akinbiyi stated.
Rescue teams from TRACE, the Federal Road Safety Corps, the police and the Ogun State Ambulance and Emergency Service responded to the scene.
Akinbiyi said six injured passengers were evacuated to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Service by the Ogun State Ambulance and Emergency Service, while another injured passenger and a presumed dead victim were taken away by an FRSC ambulance.
He added that two of the deceased were deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Ifo, while another presumed dead victim was taken to the Idera Hospital morgue in Sagamu.
The remaining injured victims were reportedly taken to A.Z. Hospital by the FRSC for medical treatment.
The TRACE spokesperson said the vehicle that plunged into the ditch was recovered and moved to Warewa Police Station alongside the other vehicles involved in the crash for further investigation.
He added that the accident caused a temporary disruption to traffic during the rescue and evacuation operation, but normal traffic flow was restored after the vehicles and victims had been cleared from the scene.
