43 persons, nine cars involved in Lagos-Ibadan multiple road accident

No fewer than 43 persons and nine vehicles were involved in a multiple-road crash that occurred Monday morning in Ogun State.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the accident happened at the Magboro axis of the Lagos-Ibadan highway.

A truck was said to have rammed into other vehicles on the road after it suffered brake failure.

The FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe,confirmed to News Men that nine vehicles were involved in the accident.

Our correspondent reports that most of the vehicles were badly damaged following the crash.

Okpe confirmed that four persons were injured in the accident that caused a gridlock on the axis. She, however, assured that “no life was lost in the incident.”

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