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  • 5 die in fatal accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    5 die in fatal accident on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    No fewer than five persons died in an accident involving a truck and an 18-seater commercial bus at Makun area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday.

    Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) in Ogun, confirmed the accident to journalists in Abeokuta.

    He said that the deceased included one female and four males who were inside the commercial bus.

    Akinbiyi said both vehicles were heading to Lagos when the accident occurred at New Makun City area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    He said that the accident involved a white Mazda Bus with Registration number LAGOS LSD 454 XT and Mack truck marked LAGOS AKD 39 XU.

    The TRACE spokesman explained that officials of the agency at the scene reported that the commercial bus rammed into the truck from the rear during a rain storm in the area.

    He said that the accident consequently led to a gridlock which affected Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, who was travelling to Lagos.

    The road traffic official said that the governor ordered his security details to commence rescue operations and those injured were rushed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.

    According to him, corpses of two passengers who died instantly were also taken to the mortuary.

    “The governor was on his way to Lagos when his convoy suddenly met the gridlock caused by the accident which occurred at the New Makun City along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    “Immediately, the governor was aware of the accident, he ordered that the injured should be quickly conveyed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.

    “The two victims who died instantly at the scene were equally taken to the morgue of the same hospital.

    “Three others among the injured later died in the hospital,” he said.

     

     

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  • Ibadan Disco commends FG over on going work on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    Ibadan Disco commends FG over on going work on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

    …Says rehabilitation has eased access to majority of its franchise, shortened travel times for its business and staff

    …Expresses confidence that on completion the road will boost commercial activities, quality of life of Nigerians and neighbouring countries

    The Ibadan Electricity distribution company has commended the Federal Government and Minister of Power, Works and Housing over the fast pace of the rehabilitation works currently on going on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    The commendation letter signed by the Managing Director of the Company, Mr. John Donnachie, noted that the exigencies of the company’s business demanded that a number of official trips be undertaken via the expressway which it described as one of the busiest within the country and the rehabilitation couldn’t have come at a better time.

    The letter reads in part, “The entire Management and staff of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company Plc (IBEDC) write to recognize and acknowledge the herculean task being undertaken by the Office of the Minister of Power, Works & Housing in the on-going rehabilitation work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

    “Our commendation and gratitude for the good work which your office is undertaking on behalf of the entire citizens of Nigeria cannot be expressed enough. As you are aware, the large portion of the franchise area of IBEDC can only be accessed through this road and many of our staff had in the past undertaken the arduous task of plying this expressway in order to spend time with their families and friends over the weekend. The exigencies of our business also demands that a number of official trips are undertaken via this route which one could rightly classify as one of the busiest expressways within Nigeria”.

    Acknowledging that the repair works initially posed some challenges to road users, the company noted with delight that as the repair work nears completion, “the previous hardship, wear-and-tear on commuters and vehicles has been greatly reduced in addition to the millions of lives and money that have been saved as a consequence of this much needed rehabilitation”.

    Expressing its “support and gratitude for a job well done”, the company declared, “There is no doubt that this project on completion, will boost commercial activities and the quality of life to the inhabitants primarily of Lagos and Ibadan with significant gains recorded by all other road users from other states and neighbouring countries”.

    It would be recalled that recently while inspecting the on going reconstruction and rehabilitation work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as part of his inspection tour of Federal Highways and other projects in the South West Zone, Fashola had alluded to the fact that reports of shorter travel times and better journey experiences had been coming in as commuters testified to making the journey from Ibadan to Lagos in less than two hours even as the project was still on-going.

    The Minister, who also recalled similar reports on other Federal roads across the country during the 2016 Christmas and New Year festivals, promised that both travel times and journey experiences would be even better during the 2017 festivities as many of the road projects across the country would have been substantially completed.