A driver whose identity could not be established was confirmed dead on Tuesday following a fatal crash on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
It was reported that the fatal crash, which occurred around 3:20pm near the Forte Filling Station on the Sagamu stretch of the expressway, also left at least three others with varying degrees of injuries.
According to the Ogun State Police Command Spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the accident involved a granite-loaded truck with the licence plate FKJ760XM and a Toyota with the registration number JJJ926YJ.
The police spokesperson added that both vehicles were travelling towards Lagos from Ibadan when the Toyota car driver lost control and collided with the truck.
As a result of the collision, Odutola stated that the Toyota car driver became trapped in the vehicle and was later rushed to a hospital, where doctors on duty confirmed his death.
“After being rescued from where he was trapped, he was taken to Idera Hospital in Sagamu. The doctor later confirmed his death. Two other passengers in the Toyota sustained varying degrees of injuries,” Odutola said.
It was also learnt that the body of the deceased had been placed in the hospital’s mortuary.
