In Ogun, driver flees after tanker crushes two people

On Saturday, a fuel-laden tanker collided with a commercial bus on the Lagos-Ibadan highway, killing two passengers.

The truck driver was said to have fled the scene to avoid being lynched.

Two other people were said to have been injured in the accident, which happened around 6 a.m. when the tanker driver lost control due to brake failure.

According to the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, the early morning accident occurred at New Makun City, Lenuwa, on the way out of Lagos.

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The road accident involved a MACK tanker truck with the license plate AKD 549 XL and a Toyota Hiace bus with the license plate KSF 259 CQ.

TRACE Corps Public Relations Officer Babatunde Akinbiyi revealed that during the traffic jam, “the rolling tanker squeezed the bus, instantly killing two passengers and injuring two others.”

“According to an eyewitness, the truck had brake failure, the driver lost control, and the truck rammed into a bus in front of it and squeezed the bus,” he said.

Akinbiyi went on to say that the victims’ bodies were deposited at Idera Hospital in Sagamu interchange, where the injured are also being treated.

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In its condolences to the families of the deceased, the traffic regulatory agency advised drivers and owners of articulated vehicles to ensure proper vehicle maintenance and to avoid speeding and dangerous driving.