“Mber Month”: Another Crash at Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

A yet-to-be-ascertained number of persons were injured in an accident that occurred at the Mowe Bus Stop along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday.

It was gathered that the accident occurred when a Toyota Hiace bus with number plate ACA 604 XT collided with a Volkswagen Yellow bus with number plate APP 427 YE, causing the yellow bus to overrun the drainage pathway along the road.

Our correspondent who visited the scene of the accident observed that some persons believed to be occupants of both vehicles sustained varying degrees of injuries while police officers were seen rescuing some others.

It was also observed that the windshields of both vehicles were damaged.

An eyewitness, who identified himself simply as Fatal, told our correspondent that the Hiace bus was on top speed when it collided with the Volkswagen from the back which caused the Volkswagen bus to overrun the drainage pathway.

Fatai said, “I was standing at the bus stop when I saw the collision between the two buses. The Hiace bus was coming at a top speed when it collided with this Volkswagen bus.

“The collision was so hard that the Volkswagen bus overran the pathway on the drainage system. Many people were injured in the two busses.”

An occupant of the yellow bus who did not want his name mentioned disclosed that he was shocked when the collision occurred which led to him sustaining injuries.

He said, “I was in the yellow bus when I heard the sound of the collision with our vehicle from the back. We were three on the bus and I was the bus conductor. I, a passenger, and the driver were on the bus when the accident happened. The third person jumped out of the vehicle and he sustained injuries on the head.

“Policemen have taken him and others injured to the hospital. You can see that I sustained injuries in my hand. It was a shocking experience.”

Policemen were still at the scene as of the time of filing this report.

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