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Four killed, five injured in Lagos, Ogun road crashes

No fewer than four persons were killed while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in separate road crashes recorded in Ogun and Lagos states on Wednesday.

By Oyetoke Adedayo Ebenezer

1 min read 1 views Updated Oct 12, 2026
No fewer than four persons were killed while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in separate road crashes recorded in Ogun and Lagos states on Wednesday. The crashes, ffic Management Authority, were caused by route violation and excessive speeding.

In Ogun State, three persons died and three others were injured in a head-on collision involving a Mercedes-Benz truck and a crane along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, a few metres before the Babcock University Junction in Ikenne.

The spokesperson for TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the crash occurred at about 5 am and involved a white Mercedes-Benz truck with registration number LG 59 BLF and a yellow crane without a registration number. He noted that eyewitnesses said the crane driver drove against traffic while speeding, leading to the fatal collision.

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No fewer than four persons were killed while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in separate road crashes recorded in Ogun and Lagos states on Wednesday. No fewer than four persons were killed while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in separate road crashes recorded in Ogun and Lagos states on Wednesday. The crashes, ffic Management...

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  • No fewer than four persons were killed while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in separate road crashes recorded in Ogun and Lagos states on Wednesday.
  • The crashes, ffic Management Authority, were caused by route violation and excessive speeding.In Ogun State, three persons died and three others were injured in a head-on collision involving a Mercedes-Benz truck and a crane along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, a few metres before the Babcock University Junction in Ikenne.The spokesperson for TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the crash occurred at about 5 am and involved a white Mercedes-Benz truck with registration number LG 59 BLF and a yellow crane without a registration number.
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No fewer than four persons were killed while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in separate road crashes recorded in Ogun and Lagos states on Wednesday. No fewer than four persons were killed while five others sustained varying degrees of injuries in separate road crashes recorded in Ogun and Lagos states on Wednesday. The crashes, ffic Management...

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August 6, 2026

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