Patience Tarhemba Abuja
A football outing ended in tragedy on Monday after a member of a football academy lost his life in a road crash around Magboro, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
The deceased was travelling with other members of his academy when the Mercedes-Benz C300 conveying them was involved in a collision with a commercial bus. A trailer was reportedly responsible for triggering the crash.
An eyewitness account indicated that the group was heading to a football match in two vehicles when the trailer allegedly struck the Mercedes Benz, forcing it into the path of the commercial bus.
Although the impact left the Mercedes Benz badly damaged, the eyewitness said the other occupants of the vehicle survived. Passengers travelling in the commercial bus were also reportedly unharmed.
The eyewitness further alleged that the trailer driver did not remain at the scene after the collision but drove away.
Traffic officials from the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency and police personnel were reportedly at the scene, where the death was confirmed.
The vehicle involved was identified as a Mercedes-Benz C300 with registration number SMK-878KX.
As of the time of this report, the identity of the deceased had not been made public. There was also no confirmed information on whether the driver of the alleged trailer had been traced or apprehended.
The incident has once again drawn attention to the dangers of reckless driving and the need for motorists to exercise caution, particularly on busy highways.
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