An accident occurred on Wednesday when a truck driver, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, collided with a bus near the Castinjo/Ola bus stop along the Ota-Idiroko Expressway in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Tragically, the crash resulted in the immediate death of the bus driver and his assistant.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, confirmed the incident in a statement provided to journalists.
According to Akinbiyi, an eyewitness stated that the intoxicated truck driver, traveling at high speed, lost control and crashed into the bus travelling towards Ota.
The collision, which occurred at approximately 6:48 am, involved a MAN Diesel truck without a number plate and a bus bearing the number plate LND 224 GF.
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The collision reportedly led to a traffic jam lasting several hours as the overturned truck blocked the roadway.
Subsequently, the wreckage was removed from the scene and transported to Onipanu Divisional Police Station, while the deceased individuals were taken to Ifo General Hospital.
The statement said, “An eyewitness report revealed that the MAN Diesel truck, lacking a number plate, was traveling towards Idiroko from Ota. The driver, allegedly intoxicated and speeding, lost control of the vehicle and collided with the bus traveling in the opposite direction, from Idiroko to Ota.”
“The driver of the bus and the motor boy died on the spot due to the impact of the collision while the drunk driver of the truck and its motor boy ran away.
“The accident vehicles (truck and bus) have been evacuated off the road to Onipanu Divisional Police Station, Ota, while the bodies of the dead have been deposited at Ifo General Hospital Morgue.
“While TRACE and the police commiserate with the families of the deceased, motorists are again warned to desist from drunk driving and excessive speed given its attendant consequences.”