Six dead, several stranded after a multi-vehicle crash involving tankers, trucks and cars at the Ibadan Toll Gate section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Friday night...Photo Credit: Vanguard
Hundreds of motorists and passengers travelling along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway were stranded for more than 10 hours after a multiple-vehicle crash involving tankers and trucks triggered a massive gridlock.
The accident, which occurred on Friday night, claimed six lives and brought movement on one of the country’s busiest highways to a standstill.
The crash occurred at Eleja Bridge near the Guru Maharaji area of Ibadan, Oyo State, bringing traffic on both the Lagos-bound and Ibadan-bound carriageways to a standstill and leaving travellers trapped in their vehicles overnight and well into Saturday.
Many passengers were forced to alight from commercial vehicles and trek long distances in search of alternative means of transportation, while several motorists remained stuck in the endless queue of vehicles stretching across the highway.
