Driver Die As Bus And Truck Crash Ground Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

One collision between a bus and one stationary truck for di OPIC area of di Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday morning don claim di life of di bus driver and cause long hours of serious gridlock. One motorist wey identify himself as Wasiu tell our correspondent for phone say di two vehicles catch fire after di collision and one person trap inside di inferno. He talk say di accident happen near Enyo Filling Station and di bus driver burn to death. Di incident cause heavy traffic wey hold motorists for several hours as movement stop completely for both inbound and outbound lanes. Di standstill stretch from Alausa Expressway reach Fatgbems/OPIC roundabout for people wey dey head Mowe, while motorists wey dey enter Lagos stuck from Long Bridge reach di same roundabout. One senior official of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), wey join di rescue team but no get permission to talk to press, confirm say di driver die after he ram into di stationary truck due to speeding and brake failure. Pictures and videos from di scene show di burnt wreckage, sympathisers and di lifeless body of di driver wrapped inside polythene.

Di TRACE official add say three males dey inside di incident and na only di driver die after fire swallow di bus, as FRSC carry di body go mortuary and remove di burnt vehicles to ease traffic. Di spokesperson of TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, also confirm di accident, talk say brake failure and loss of control cause di driver to ram into di broken-down truck, and di fire burn di number plate beyond recognition. Di OPIC-Kara section of di expressway and Otedola Bridge don dey turn notorious for fatal accidents. On October 31, police inspector and four others die for Kara Bridge after one truck jam one faulty stationary truck, wey come catch fire    an incident wey emergency responders blame on speeding and brake failure.