Reported By Mary Udezue | Edited by: Gabriel Osa
Ogun State, Nigeria — Tragedy struck major travel routes in Ogun State this week as two separate road crashes along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway and at Atan Junction left two people dead and six others injured, authorities confirmed in official statements.
The first crash occurred late Wednesday night on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, one of Nigeria’s busiest highways linking the southwest region with other major cities. According to Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), a truck dangerously overtook other vehicles, leading to a multi-vehicle collision involving a Toyota Sienna (KWL 889 XC), two commercial J4 vans (KTU 130 TL and AKD 428 YH) and a Sino truck belonging to the Dangote Group (OBJ-CNG14C-030).
Eyewitness accounts and traffic officials indicate that seven male adults were involved in the crash. One man died at the scene after being trapped in the wreckage, while six others sustained various injuries. The deceased was later taken to the Idera Hospital morgue, and the injured were rushed to Famobis Hospital for medical treatment, with Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) personnel assisting at the scene.
Just hours later, a second crash at Atan Junction in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area claimed the life of a motorcycle rider and added to the growing number of traffic casualties in the state. TRACE officials reported that the crash involved an unregistered motorbike attempting to overtake a stationary cement-laden truck when the rider lost control and was fatally injured. Two other people were involved in the incident, but only the rider succumbed to injuries immediately.
The motorcycle and the truck involved were later towed to a police yard for further investigation, and the rider’s body was reportedly claimed by relatives.
In response to the twin accidents, TRACE extended condolences to the families of the deceased and the injured, urging motorists to exercise greater caution on the roads. Akinbiyi emphasised that night travel, wrongful overtaking and reckless driving remain major risk factors contributing to traffic collisions in the state and across the region.
Road safety advocates and traffic enforcement authorities have repeatedly highlighted the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as a corridor with heightened risk due to high traffic volume, speeding and frequent breaches of overtaking regulations. Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) regularly cites excessive speed and improper overtaking as leading causes of fatal crashes on this key highway, particularly during peak travel periods and at night.
The recent incidents in Ogun add to a broader pattern of road safety challenges in the southwest, where decades of rapid motorisation outpace improvements in driver behaviour and road discipline. Local officials continue to urge motorists to obey traffic laws, maintain safe speeds, and avoid dangerous overtaking — especially on high-speed inter-state routes — as part of ongoing efforts to reduce loss of life on Nigeria’s highways.
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