In Ogun 8 dead in Sagamu-Abeokuta expressway auto crash

He explained that the drivers of the jeep and
one of buses with six passengers including a
student identified as Adekoya Emmanuel died
on the spot.

No fewer than eight persons died on Monday,
August 10, in a multiple accident at the
Onipepeye end of the Sagamu-Abeokuta
expressway in Obafemi Owode Local
Government Area of the state.
The accident, which was said to have
occurred at about 1p.m., involved an
Abeokuta-bound Mercedes Benz Jeep 500 ML
with registration number Lagos KRD 933 BC
and two fully loaded passenger buses marked
Ogun XC 878 JBD and Ogun SRA 229 XA.
An eye witness, who identified himself simply
as Tee Money , told the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) that the jeep veered off its lane
and rammed into an oncoming vehicle.
He explained that the drivers of the jeep and
one of buses with six passengers including a
student identified as Adekoya Emmanuel died
on the spot.
The witness claimed that he saw the second
bus when it rammed into the two vehicles.
The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun
Traffic Compliance and Enforcement agency
(TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi , confirmed the
incident.
Akinbiyi, who could only confirm the death of
two people, said that 12 out of the critically
injured passengers were taken to a private
hospital in the Panseke area of Abeokuta.
He said four others, including a seven- year-
old girl, were taken to the State Hospital in
Ijaye for treatment.
The spokesman also disclosed that N150,
000 was recovered from the scene of the
crash while the corpses of those who died
had been deposited at the morgue of the
General Hospital in Ijaye .