A fatal road crash occurred on Sunday along the expressway in Itaogbolu axis of Akure-Ado Ekiti road has leaving at least five people dead, sparking urgent calls for emergency response..
According to eyewitnesses, the accident involved a commercial bus and a truck.
Bodies of victims lay by the roadside, while the driver of the bus remained trapped behind the wheel.
Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigeria Police Force immediately deployed rescue teams to the scene.
Families of the victims have been thrown into mourning as the Itaogbolu community struggles to come to terms with the deadly crash.
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The state sector commander of the FRSC, Samuel Ibitoye, confirmed the incident.
TVC previously reported that the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a fatal accident involving a container-laden truck and a commercial tricycle along the Ijora Causeway, inward Ijora 7Up.
According to a press statement released by Adebayo Taofiq, Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment at LASTMA, the incident occurred earlier today when a 40-foot container truck, bearing registration number XP 368 AKD, lost control and overturned on a moving tricycle with passengers on board.
