13 injured as bus overturns, crashes into barrier on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Thirteen individuals sustained accidents on Friday after a Mazda bus misplaced management, overturned, and crashed right into a concrete barrier on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.

The accident occurred at about 12:30 pm alongside the Lagos-bound part of the expressway in Remo North Local Government Area.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, Akinbiyi Babatunde, confirmed the incident in an accident report launched on Friday.

The crash had earlier attracted public consideration after Nollywood actor Kunle Afod expressed concern over the response of emergency companies, calling on the Ogun State Government, the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, and different emergency responders to help the victims.

However, the TRACE report, made accessible to our correspondent, acknowledged that rescue groups from the company, popularly often called Papa Oscar, alongside FRSC personnel, arrived on the scene shortly after the incident.

According to the report, the accident concerned a Mazda bus with registration quantity AKD 52 XY, which was carrying 18 passengers. The rescue group reportedly arrived on the scene at 12:48 pm.

It defined that the automobile suffered a tyre burst whereas in movement, inflicting the motive force to lose management. The bus subsequently overturned earlier than crashing right into a concrete barrier.

The report quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the tyre burst was chargeable for the motive force dropping management of the automobile.

It added that the concrete barrier prevented the bus from plunging right into a deep ditch beside the expressway.

The company recognized the injured victims as two males, eight girls and three youngsters, confirming that no life was misplaced within the incident.

According to the report, all 13 victims had been evacuated to 3 totally different medical services for remedy.

One of the victims was taken to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, whereas 9 others had been conveyed to Divine Hospital, Ogere. The remaining three had been taken to Isara General Hospital.

TRACE additional disclosed {that a} follow-up go to to Isara General Hospital afterward Friday revealed that three of the injured victims had obtained remedy and had been discharged at their request.

The broken bus was subsequently evacuated to the company’s Papa Oscar holding facility pending investigation.

The report additionally famous that the rescue operation didn’t hinder vehicular motion on the expressway, including that the coordinated intervention of TRACE, FRSC and different emergency personnel helped restore regular visitors movement.