UK returnee attending wedding dies in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

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A woman who had just returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has died in a road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

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PUNCH Online learnt from a statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Monday.

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According to Akinbiyi, the victim, alongside two others, was travelling in a white Toyota Camry when the vehicle rammed into a moving truck.

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He noted that the impact of the collision led to the death of the UK returnee, while the two other occupants — a male and a female — sustained injuries.

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He said, “A fatal road traffic accident occurred at the Christopher University section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 17:48 hours on March 23.

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“According to eyewitness accounts, the driver of the Camry drove at excessive speed and rammed into a moving truck.

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“Three people were involved, including a male and two females. One female died, while the two others sustained injuries.”

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He added that preliminary investigations revealed that the two female occupants had just returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding ceremony in Abeokuta before the incident.

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He noted that the body of the deceased was deposited at the Redeemed Hospital morgue, while the injured were taken to hospitals for treatment.

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“Preliminary investigation revealed that the two female casualties were on their way from Lagos to Abeokuta, Ogun State, to attend a wedding ceremony after they had just arrived from the United Kingdom.

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“The injured passengers were rushed to Famobis Hospital and Redeemed Hospital, while the deceased has been deposited at the Redeemed Hospital morgue.

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“While TRACE commiserates with the families of the deceased and injured, drivers are again admonished to avoid excessive speed in view of its attendant consequences,” the statement added.

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This accident comes barely three months after world boxing champion Anthony Joshua and his friend were involved in a similar crash within the same section of the expressway.

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