Two people have died in a single-vehicle crash along the Isara-Remo/Erimobi Bridge section of the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway in Ogun state.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident on Monday.
The TRACE spokesperson identified the vehicle involved as a Suzuki bus with registration number KRD 194 JW.
Akinbiyi said the victims, who were passengers in the vehicle, died instantly at the scene.
He added that the Suzuki bus was evacuated from the scene and taken to the Isara-Remo Police station for further investigation.
“A lone fatal RTA/RTC occurred at the Isara-Remo/Erimobi Bridge area, inbound Lagos, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway,” a report by the TRACE reads.
“According to a security guard of a nearby company, he heard a sound at midnight but did not know what had happened until he saw TRACE and police officers this morning.
“From our investigation, we believe there was a broken-down vehicle on the road, which the Suzuki bus hit from the rear as a result of excessive speeding.
“The corpses have been deposited at the State General Hospital, Isara-Remo.”
The corps also warned that reckless driving remains a major contributor to road fatalities and pledged intensified patrols along high-risk corridors.