Road Accidents: Hours after Sanku's Death in Oyo, 6 Others Lose Lives in Lagos Auto Crash
- A fatal accident occurred along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos state on Monday, September 1, 2025
- The road crash led to the death of 6 people, and nine others were seriously injured in the tragic incident
- The general manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, provided more details about the tragic incident
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Lagos state - No fewer than six people have lost their lives and nine others have been seriously injured in a fatal accident along the Lekki–Epe Expressway in Lagos state.
This is coming hours after popular Nigerian comedian Sanku tragically passed away following a car crash on Ogbomoso road, Oyo state.
Source: UGC
6 die in auto crash after Sanku's death
Two males, three female passengers, and a child died in the tragic accident at Ibeju Bus-Stop while four others escaped unhurt.
As reported by Leadership, eyewitnesses said the injured passengers were conveyed to Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Epe, and Hammond Hospital.
The eyewitnesses added that the deceased bodies were deposited in the mortuary of the same hospital, pending when their families would identify them.
The victims were attended to by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) rescue team from Corridor 13 and Zebra 46, Ibeju-Lekki Unit Command, with support from the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), and Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Corps (LNSC).
The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, said the accident involved a blue Volvo FL6 truck carrying wooden planks and a white commercial bus (AKD 336 YD).
According to Vanguard, Bakare-Oki said the nine injured survivors include three males and six females.
“The deceased comprised two adult males, three adult females, and one minor.”
The Lagos Sector Commander of the FRSC, Commander Kehinde Hamzat, said preliminary investigations revealed that the fatal accident was caused by speeding, route violation, and dangerous driving.
Hamzat warned that speeding and reckless driving remain the leading causes of avoidable crashes on Nigerian highways.
According to him, crashes during the ember months are not linked to witchcraft or supernatural forces, but to human recklessness, poor judgment, and failure to adopt defensive driving habits.
Source: Original
6 dead, 19 injured as bus somersaults in Ogun
Recall that at least six people were reported dead after a bus with 27 passengers somersaulted along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun state.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident on Friday, August 22, 2025.
Babatunde Akinbiyi explained what led to the tragic incident and revealed that 19 passengers sustained injuries.
Damaturu–Kano road crash claims 7 lives.
In a similar development, Legit.ng reported that seven people, including two children, lost their lives in a tragic motor accident on the Damaturu–Kano highway in Yobe state.
The collision between a Sienna bus and a Toyota car at Warsalla village left more than a dozen others injured, with overspeeding cited as the cause.
Emergency responders swiftly evacuated victims to the Yobe State Teaching Hospital for treatment and deposition.
Source: Legit.ng
