Truck rams into two passenger buses on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A 40-foot truck has reportedly lost control and rammed into two passenger buses at Berger on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing heavy traffic. Read More:…
The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria's busiest highway linking the commercial capital to the southwest, has long been notorious for crashes involving articulated trucks and trailers, many of them hauling 40-foot containers to and from the Lagos ports. Poor brakes, driver fatigue, overloading and reckless overtaking have repeatedly been blamed by the Federal Road Safety Corps for such incidents, with the Berger axis being one of several accident-prone stretches along the route due to heavy traffic volume and the steady flow of heavy-duty vehicles.
Accounts so far agree the truck lost control and struck two commercial buses, triggering gridlock on the corridor, while Tribune Online additionally reports that several passengers sustained injuries. Details such as the exact casualty figures, the cause of the truck's loss of control, and the response from road safety or emergency agencies have yet to be confirmed across reports.