Mob, at night on Friday, March 1, reportedly set ablaze a Toyota Hilux vehicle after it allegedly crushed three persons around Kara-OPIC bus stop along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The white Toyota Hilux vehicle was said to have suffered brake failure after which it lost control and rammed bystanders at the bus stop, killing three people and leaving two others injured.
Spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Saturday, March 2.
The injured victims were taken to Lagos Emergency Centre, Ojota, for medical treatment.
Some persons at the Kara market who claimed to be relatives of the two of the deceased were said to have claimed their corpses for burial.
The other body was said to have been deposited at Idera Morgue, Sagamu
The spokeswoman’s statement partly read: “The crash occurred at about 2051hrs (8:51pm) around Kara -OPIC bus stop.
“Six people were involved in the crash, five males and one female. Two persons were injured while three were killed and they are all male adults.
“The crash involved a Toyota Hilux white colour with registration number EPE80J.
The cause of the crash was brake failure , the vehicle loss control and ran into people standing at the bus stop.
“The vehicle was set ablaze by angry people due to the killing.”
Friday’s accident is the third on this route this week
On Thursday, five people died while four others were injured in an accident which occurred around Fidiwo Bridge, near Ogunmakin along the expressway.
Similarly on Wednesday, February 28, another crash around NASFAT involving two trucks and a bus, killed five people leaving 10 others injured.
