Four injured in accident on Lagos-Badagry Expressway
Four persons sustained varying degrees of injury on Sunday afternoon when a Mazda commercial bus collided with a Toyota car on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
William Manga, the unit commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Badagry command, confirmed the incident in an interview with journalists on Monday.
The accident occurred at about 3:20 p.m., near Agbo-Malu Bus Stop, Age-Mowo axis of the expressway.
“The Mazda commercial bus, with registration number ABJ 95 YJ and a Toyota car, with registration number KTU 339 YJ, coming from Badagry, were involved in a head-on collision.
“Eighteen persons were involved in the accident, but four of them sustained varying degrees of injury.
“The four injured persons have been taken to General Hospital, Badagry, for treatment,” he said.
The commander stated that the accident was due to dangerous driving by the two drivers.
He said the two vehicles involved in the accident had been removed and taken to the FRSC office in Badagry.
Mr Manga appealed to passengers to always caution drivers against speeding, while he also urged motorists plying the road to be conscious of their speed on the one-lane expressway.
(NAN)
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