Police blame speeding driver for deadly Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash

Oyo State Police Command has attributed a fatal roadworthy mishap involving aggregate vehicles and pedestrians astatine Soka Junction successful Ibadan to reckless driving and excessive speed.

The incident, which occurred connected Saturday nighttime on the engaged Ibadan–Lagos Expressway successful Oluyole Local Government Area, reportedly claimed 2 lives and near respective others injured, triggering panic among motorists and residents successful the area.

In a connection issued connected Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said the clang happened astatine astir 10:10 p.m.

According to him, preliminary investigations indicated that a achromatic HOWO motortruck with registration fig Gombe GEM 696 XE, driven by Abdullahi Bashiru, mislaid power owed to excessive velocity and reckless driving. The motortruck subsequently rammed into different vehicles and pedestrians.

“The Oyo State Police Command is alert of a tragic multiple-vehicle and pedestrian mishap that occurred astatine Soka Junction, Ibadan, on the Ibadan–Lagos Expressway connected Saturday, April 4, 2026, astatine astir 22:10 hours.

“The bid regrets to corroborate that 2 persons mislaid their lives, portion respective others sustained varying degrees of injuries. The mishap besides progressive and damaged aggregate vehicles, including a Toyota Venza and a BMW, among others.

“Preliminary findings uncover that the mishap was caused by a achromatic H...