Thirteen people were injured on Friday when a Mazda bus lost control and crashed into a concrete barrier on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
The accident occurred around 12:30 pm along the inward Lagos section of the expressway in Remo North Local Government Area.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Akinbiyi Babatunde, disclosed this in an accident report issued on Friday.
The accident had earlier attracted attention after Nollywood actor Kunle Afod raised concerns over the response of emergency agencies to the accident, appealing to the Ogun State Government, the Federal Road Safety Corps and other emergency responders to assist the victims.
However, the TRACE report shared with our correspondent said rescue teams from the agency, popularly known as Papa Oscar, and the FRSC responded to the scene swiftly.
According to the report, “the accident involved a Mazda bus with registration number AKD 52 XY, which was conveying 18 occupants and the team got to the scene of the crash by 12:48pm”.
It stated that the vehicle’s tyre burst while in motion, causing the driver to lose control before the bus overturned and hit a concrete barrier.
“According to eyewitnesses, the tyre of the Mazda bus burst, making the driver lose control. The vehicle overturned while in motion before hitting the concrete barrier,” the report stated.
It added that the barrier prevented the bus from plunging into a deep ditch.
The report listed the number of injured victims comprising two men, eight women and three children. No deaths were recorded.
It stated that the injured victims were taken to three hospitals for medical attention.
“One victim was taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, nine victims were taken to Divine Hospital, Ogere, while three others were taken to Isara General Hospital,” the report said.
It added that during a follow-up visit to Isara General Hospital later in the day, it was confirmed that four injured victims had been treated and discharged at their request.
The bus was subsequently towed to the Papa Oscar holding facility for investigation.
The report further stated that the rescue operation did not disrupt traffic on the expressway, adding that the response of TRACE, FRSC and other rescue personnel helped restore normalcy and ensured free flow of traffic.