A footballer has lost his life in a road accident involving a Mercedes-Benz C300 and a bus along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
The crash happened on Monday around Magboro, within the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state.
Officials of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency and police officers confirmed the fatality to our correspondent at the scene. They said the incident involved a hit-and-run driver.
An eyewitness, who requested anonymity, explained that the deceased and other members of his football academy were travelling in two vehicles to a match when a trailer reportedly struck the Mercedes-Benz, sending it into the bus.
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“We were going for a match. We just saw a trailer cross from the other side and hit this Benz, then it hit the bus. Only one person died in the car while the rest of us survived.
“Everyone in the bus is fine, too. The trailer driver fled with his vehicle afterwards,” the eyewitness said.
The Mercedes-Benz, which bore registration number SMK-878KX, was severely damaged in the collision.
As of the time of filing this report, efforts were underway to remove the wreckage from the expressway. The identity of the deceased footballer had yet to be established.