Deadly Highway Horror: Speeding Bus Crashes Into Truck, Leaving Two Dead!

According to Naija News, the crash involved an unregistered Howo truck and a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number BEN 823 ZW. The accident was attributed to the bus driver’s excessive speed, which led to a loss of control and a collision with the truck.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, confirmed that 20 individuals were involved in the accident, including 15 males and five females.

Akinbiyi stated, “There was a road traffic accident at Area Command Hill, inbound Ijebu Ode, on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway at about 0630hrs on 01/07/2024. The vehicles involved were a Howo truck without a registration number and a Toyota Hiace bus registered BEN 823 ZW.”

Eyewitnesses reported that the bus driver’s excessive speed caused the crash. The deceased were taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) morgue, while the injured were also transported to OOUTH for treatment.