Trailer tumbles along Lagos-Ibadan expressway killing 30

Up to 30 male passengers have died in Adeosun area of Lagos-Ibadan expressway as a trailer tumbles on Sunday Over 50 others sustained injuries in the crash.

The FRSC claims that 17 people died in the accident, while 79 others were injured. The accident involved an articulated vehicle and a Peugeot J5. 

According to the Oyo state governor  the accident was caused by impatience and speeding. He said:

"A Peugeot J5 with number plate, XS 626 LSV, and a DAF articulated vehicle with number plate, AA 902 MML, had an accident as both drivers were struggling for the right of the way. They were both going to Lagos when the accident happened around 9.30am on Sunday. It happened just before the campus of the Dominion University in Sepo, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.There were 96 people involved, with 17 confirmed dead. It is obvious that both drivers were speeding and suddenly lost control of the vehicles. The Peugeot bus was loaded with passengers and goods, but the casualty figure rose because the other vehicle was travelling to Lagos with huge number of illegal passengers."

Meanwhile, a man who attributed the accident to witches was shouted down as he brings out a book that predicts that witches and wizards will cause accidents on the road. Sympathizers warned him to stop, citing that there are no witches on the road.