The crash involved a Mitsubishi Canter and a HOWO truck. Preliminary findings by the FRSC identified excessive speed, wrongful overtaking and driver fatigue as factors in the collision after the Mitsubishi reportedly struck the moving truck while attempting to overtake.
The injured victim was taken to Victory Hospital in Ogere, while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the FOS Mortuary in Ipara. The damaged vehicles were handed over to the Police Motor Traffic Division in Isara for further investigation.
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Four people have died and one person was injured in an early-morning crash involving two trucks near Straight Gate School, Ipara Remo, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Four people were killed and one person injured in a road crash near Straight Gate School, Ipara Remo, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday. The Federal Road Safety...
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- Four people have died and one person was injured in an early-morning crash involving two trucks near Straight Gate School, Ipara Remo, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
- Four people were killed and one person injured in a road crash near Straight Gate School, Ipara Remo, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday.
- The Federal Road Safety Corps said eight people were involved in the accident, while three others escaped unhurt.The crash involved a Mitsubishi Canter and a HOWO truck.
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Four people have died and one person was injured in an early-morning crash involving two trucks near Straight Gate School, Ipara Remo, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Four people were killed and one person injured in a road crash near Straight Gate School, Ipara Remo, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday. The Federal Road Safety...
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September 16, 2026
