Public road accident
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Event title
Nigeria - Eight dead, 11 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash
Source
Severity
Mid
Event date (UTC)
2026-01-02 09:20:12
Last update (UTC)
2026-01-02 09:20:13
Area range
Local event
Address/Affected area(s)
Abeokuta North, Ogun
Eight persons died and 11 others were injured in a road crash at the NASFAT turning point on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abeokuta.Its spokesman, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the crash occurred about 3pm, involving a Mazda bus and a Volvo truck.Akinbiyi said: “An eyewitness said the truck attempted a U-turn towards Ibadan when the speeding Mazda bus rammed into it.“Twenty-one people were involved; eight died, while 11 were injured.