Auto crash claims 2 lives on Lagos-Badagry Expressway

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Auto crash claims 2 lives on Lagos-Badagry Expressway

The Lagos State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says two persons lost their lives in a road accident along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Saturday.

The Unit Commander, Mr Williams Manga, who confirmed this on Saturday, said the accident occurred at 7:10 a.m. near the Mammy Market Barracks axis of the expressway, adding that one other person sustained some injuries.

According to him, the likely cause of the accident was excessive speeding.

He said that the injured person had been taken to the General Hospital in Badagry for treatment, while the corpses of the deceased were deposited at the mortuary of the hospital.

The unit commander urged motorists plying the Lagos-Badagry expressway to reduce their speed on the one-lane expressway.

He added that sensitisation programmes were organised for motorists plying the Agbara-Badagry expressway on the need to reduce their speed on the highway.

“Our personnel were alerted about the accident immediately, and we got to the scene at exactly 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.