The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two persons in an auto crash on Saturday along the Lagos Badagry Expressway.
Williams Manga, FRSC unit commander, told journalists that the accident occurred at 7:10 a.m. opposite the Mammy Market Barracks axis of the expressway.
Mr Manga said one person sustained some injuries and noted that the FRSC personnel arrived at the scene at 7:15 a.m.
“The Toyota commercial bus with registration number MHY 165 YH collided with a Bajaj motorcycle with registration number LAAR 313 VP coming from Badagry.
“The two persons on the motorcycle died instantly, while one in the front seat of the bus sustained varying degrees of injury. One of them was not affected by the accident at all,” he said.
Mr Manga said the likely cause of the accident was excessive speeding.
He said the injured person had been taken to the General Hospital in Badagry for treatment, while the corpses of the deceased were deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.
The unit commander urged motorists plying the Lagos-Badagry expressway to reduce their speed on the one-lane expressway.
According to him, sensitisation programmes were organised for motorists plying the Agbara-Badagry expressway on the need to reduce their speed on the highway.
“This is not the first time this will happen; the command has continuously warned motorists about the dangers of excessive speeding, but some will not listen.
“Avoid excessive speeding, adhere to speed limits, and conduct routine vehicle checks for prompt detection and replacement of faulty motor parts before leaving your house,” he said.
(NAN)
