Three persons died while 14 others sustained injuries in an accident around Saapade area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday. The spokesman, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. He said the accident occurred at a diversion area on the expressway, where the vehicles collided due to speeding and reckless driving. According to him, the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere; State Hospital, Isara; and Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu. He warned motorists to avoid speeding and reckless driving at diversion/construction areas.

Source: Punch February 03, 2020 15:33 UTC