The incident occurred on Tuesday and has led to congestion on the route toward Lagos/Ibadan Expressway and Ojodu Berger due to flooding on the bridge.

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) is actively working to remove the overturned truck from the road and recover its contents.

The LASTMA disclosed this via its X handle, “A fatal accident involving an upturned loaded (wheat) truck that has taken a lane on Otedola bridge inw Ojodu Berger.
Traffic is a bit slow coupled with the flooded portion on the bridge.

“Effort is on for the recovery of the contents and the truck from the road.”

This is according to the NBS Road Transport Data Q2 2022 Report released in Abuja on Wednesday.

The report said the total road accidents recorded were 3,282 in Q2 2022 showing a decrease of 1.88 per cent from Q1 2022, which recorded 3,345.

“On a year-on-year basis, traffic accidents increased by 3.05 per cent from the same period of the previous year.’’

It said dis-aggregating the accidents into categories showed that serious cases in Q2 2022 were the highest at 2,105, compared to fatal and minor cases at 823 and 354, respectively.

“The quarter-on-quarter analysis also showed that serious cases of accidents increased by 0.24 per cent in Q2 2022 with 2,105 relative to Q1 2022 which recorded 2,100.’’

The report said similarly, fatal cases declined by 5.51 per cent in Q2 2022 at 823 as against 871 recorded in Q1 2022.

“Also, minor cases declined by 5.35 per cent in Q2 2022 as recorded at 354 as against 374 recorded in Q1 2022.’’

The report showed that in terms of gender distribution of persons killed in the accidents, 1,225 males (adults and children) were killed in Q2 2022, accounting for 79.65 per cent.

“On the other hand, 313 females (adults and children) were killed in Q2 2022, representing 20.35 per cent.’’

The report showed that in terms of injuries sustained, more males (adult and child) were injured from the crashes compared to females (adult and child).

“In Q2 2022, injured males stood at 7,003 (adults and children), representing 76 per cent compared to 2,143 injured females (adults and children) representing 24 per cent.’’

The report said the total number of vehicles involved in road accidents in Q2 2022 reduced to a total number of 5,263 compared to Q1 2022 which recorded 5,316.

“This indicated a decline of 0.99 per cent in Q2 2022.’’

The report showed that of the road accidents, commercial vehicles were mostly affected with 3,396, compared to other categories of vehicles such as private at 1,800, government at 67 and diplomatic at zero.

On zonal analysis, the report revealed that the North-Central recorded the highest number of accidents in Q2 2022 with 1,281, followed by the South-West with 781, while the South-East recorded the least with 173.

The report said in terms of casualties, the North-Central recorded the highest with 3,769, followed by the North-West with 2,305, while the South-East recorded the least with 573.5.

The Lagos Sector Commander, FRSC, Olusegun Ogungbemide, disclosed this during a media conference held in Lagos on Monday.

The conference came following the increasing rate of Road Traffic Crashes due to recklessness and other factors on the part of drivers.

He said that the 416 crashes were  recorded between 6.00 p.m to 6.00 a.m from January to August.

The official said there was the need for motorists to take caution while planning their journeys in the night.

He said: “Our crash reports within the period show that a total of 416 crashes were recorded, in which 705 people were involved.

“Out of the 705 people involved in various crashes within the period under review, 558 were seriously injured and 97 lost their lives.

“The Federal Road Safety under the leadership of Acting Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu, will continue demonstrating its commitment to mitigating rate and fatalities of road traffic crashes.”

Ogungbemide said the corps had already enunciated the policy of discouraging night travel through public sensitisation programmes.

The commander said that the civil approach to discourage  night travel was based on the need to raise public awareness on hazards faced when crash occurs during the period.

He said that law enforcers could not be everywhere and it was imperative for motorists to have self regulation in addressing safety and security challenges.

Ogungbemide said the FRSC could not specify what time individuals could make journeys to their destination, as that was exclusively a human right case.

He said that the record of crashes had raised alarm that more needs to be done in reaching the critical audience and achieving the goals.

Ogungbemide said the FRSC also faced challenges with rescue operations at night.

He said that possibility of victims accessing proper medical attention could be lower at such period due to various factors.

The corps commander commended the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other enforcement agencies for their collaboration.

He said that this helped the command in achieving its mandate.

Ogungbemide commended the media for the propagation of road safety messages.

He said that the corps had to align with the United Nations General Assembly’s appeals on the actions against the menace.

Ogungbemide urged institutions, individuals and organisations to join the road safety lead agency in actualising the goal.

The accident was said to have been caused by excessive speed which resulted in the loss of control, while the bus rammed into the median strip and went into flames.

This was disclosed in a  statement by Sector Commander, Ogun State Command, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Hamed Umar.

According to the statement, the fatal crash occurred at about 7: 50am on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway around Oniworo, after Foursquare Camp.

Umar added that 20 persons were involved in the accident. He said one female and 15 male adults survived with injuries, while four of them were burnt beyond recognition.

“A total of 16 people were injured. The lone crash involved a Mazda bus with registration number APP934XH.

“The suspected cause of the crash was excessive speed, which led to loss of control and the Mazda bus rammed into the median strip (road divider) and went up in flames.”

The injured victims were said to have been taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention.

The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Ogun State Command, Ahmed Umar, has, however, advised motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations

He also condoled with the families of the deceased and pray that God should strengthen.

The Presidency stated while debunking the reports that had emerged on social media that Osinbajo’s convoy was involved in a crash along airport road Abuja.

Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, said the VP only stopped at the scene of the incident to lend assistance to a citizen who was involved in an auto crash.

Akande further stated that Osinbajo has arrived Owo in Ondo State, where worshippers were heinously attacked and killed at St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State.

Akande wrote, “On his way to the airport this morning, VP came across a road traffic accident, stopped to lend assistance, & ensured the victim was taken to the hospital with VP’s convoy ambulance.

“He then proceeded on his trip and is now in Ondo State heading to site of yesterday’s attack in Owo.”

The spokesperson of, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta on Friday, NAN reports.

TRACE had earlier stated that an unspecified number of persons were burnt to death in the auto crash on Thursday

But while giving an update on the incident on Friday, Akinbiyi said the accident involved a silver Toyota RAV 4 with registration number LND 13 GS, a silver Toyota Camry marked GGE 369 GJ, and a Mazda bus with an unidentified number.

The TRACE spokesman said the accident occurred at 8:20 pm on Thursday night.

He said that the commercial Mazda bus was allegedly involved in wrongful overtaking before it hit a faulty Toyota RAV 4 that was parked.

Akinbiyi said that 17 passengers were in the bus when the accident happened, and 14 persons were burnt to death beyond recognition.

“The burnt commercial bus was involved in wrongful overtaking before it hit a stationary vehicle (Toyota RAV 4), parked in the middle of the road due to breakdown, and also hit a Camry car.

“In the process, it lost control, somersaulting severally before it burst into flames,” he said.

Akinbiyi said that two victims who sustained injuries were rescued and taken to Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre, and one other to the General Hospital, Gbagada for treatment.

One other person was badly injured in the accident.

Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria today in Abeokuta.

According to Umar, the incident happened around 7am and was caused by excessive speeding on the part of the jeep driver.

The sector commander explained that eight men and a woman were involved in the accident, noting that five of the men and the woman died.

He stated that the driver of the Honda Pilot Jeep, marked LSR 525 FY, was on “excessive speed, lost control of the vehicle and subsequently rammed into the moving truck with registration number KRV 716 ZV.”

Umar added that the injured passenger was taken to Idera Hospital, Ogere, for treatment while the deceased were deposited at FOS morgue in Ipara.

The sector commander advised motorists to drive cautiously, obey traffic rules, avoid dangerous driving, excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking.

The accident happened when four vehicles involving two trucks, a tanker and a commercial bus had a collision.

Director-General of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed this incident in a statement issued on Wednesday morning.

Dr Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed that the two people who had died following the accident were both adult female, including the other victims who sustained degrees of injuries.

The statement read: “The agency received distress calls about the above incident and upon arrival at the scene of incident, discovered that a four (4) vehicle accident had occurred comprising two tipper trucks, one with registration number AKM-741ZT, a second tipper with unknown registration number, a loaded tanker with unknown registration number and  commercial bus with unknown registration.

“The resultant collision, a result of reckless driving left occupants of the bus trapped within. With the use of the agency’s light rescue equipment, six (6) people were extricated from the bus. They were found to have sustained varying degrees of injuries and unfortunately two (2) adult female lost their lives at the scene of incident.

“Agency responders, the LRU ambulance, Lasambus, Nigeria Police, Lagos Fire service and LRU fire unit were joint responders at the scene of incident.

“Operation is ongoing.

“Updates will follow”

Shaylyn Bergeson lost her life at approximately 8:45 p.m. at the Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City after undergoing a craniotomy, her mother, Jesi Bergeson, said in a Facebook post.

Bergeson said that her daughter passed “comfortably and quickly,” which allowed doctors to perform a circulatory death organ transplant.

“Our baby was able to save four lives and someone’s vision. The transplant team was able to retrieve her liver, kidneys, heart valves and corneas.”

She continued: “We again are overwhelmed with how blessed we truly are and although we are completely devastated, we are also so proud and overjoyed for those five individuals who are getting a phone call with the answer to a prayer they have been desperately asking for is now possible.”

Shaylyn was playing in the backyard of her north Rexburg home Monday when she accidentally fell out of a tree and landed on a rebar that punctured the left side of her brain, according to a GoFundMe campaign set up on the family’s behalf.

She was firstly taken to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center but was then airlifted to the Primary Children’s Hospital where doctors performed a craniotomy and removed half of her skull to relieve the immense amount of pressure in her brain.

Bergeson said in a separate post that she recently had a conversation with her daughter about organ donors where she said she would be one if the time ever came.

“She without a blink of an eye said she wanted to donate everything she could. Our angel has just always been the sweetest, kindest, and most selfless lil girl her entire life. Unfortunately, God placed the desire for us to have that organ conversation on my heart for a reason.”

Shaylyn’s older sister, Briauna, died in 2016. Briauna had a rare chromosomal abnormality and spent the last three years of her life in hospice care.

“Sitting here this morning I am unable to sleep and the thoughts keep creeping into my head,” Kurt Bergeson posted on the family’s GoFundMe page, on Wednesday. “Why did this happen? What could I have done to stop this?”’

His post also thanked the family’s friends and relatives for helping them to grow their network of supporters.