Two die on Lagos-Ibadan Road auto crash

Tragedy struck, yesterday, on the Lagos-
Ibadan Expressway when two persons traveling in a
Toyota Camry saloon car with Number plate: LSD
716 AE were crushed as a truck ran over them on
Otedola Bridge.
An eyewitness told Vanguard that the truck which
was heading towards Ibadan had brake failure
before it ran over the car in front killing its two
male occupants instantly.
According to the eyewitness, the incident
happened around 6.30pm which resulted in a
serious traffic jam. Meanwhile driver of the ill-fated
truck with Jigawa Number Plate: SA 985 BBR and
its conductor were said to have escaped from the
scene the moment the accident occurred.
An eyewitness, who simply identified himself as
Shola, said: "I was trekking to Isheri when the
truck drove past me. Later I heard a loud bang and
when I got closer I discovered that the truck had
crushed a Toyota Camry with two occupants.
I was also told that the driver and the conductor of
the truck had escaped. When contacted, the
spokeswoman of the Lagos State Police Command,
DSP, Ngozi Braide, told Vanguard that traffic
policemen from Isheri Police Station and officials of
the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency,
LASTMA visited the scene to ensure the free flow of
traffic.
"The policemen removed the corpses to a mortuary
while officials of LASTMA towed the truck and the
damaged car to their office in Oshodi", she said.