A passenger who was critically injured in a road accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway has died while receiving treatment at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) in Sagamu, Ogun State. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, confirmed the death in an update issued on Saturday, marking the first fatality resulting from the incident that occurred on Friday.
The confirmation was provided by TRACE spokesperson Akinbiyi Babatunde, who shared a report from the agency’s Unit Commander in Saapade, Cmdr Oridota P.O. The report was compiled following a post-accident visit to the hospital facility on Saturday morning, during which hospital management informed the TRACE team that the passenger in critical condition had passed away. The agency did not disclose the identity, age, or gender of the deceased.
“In the course of embarking on post crash visit to OOUTH sagamu this morning, it was announced by the hospital management that the only passenger in critical condition that was taken to OOUTH has passed on.”
The accident involved a Mazda bus carrying 18 people that overturned after suffering a tyre burst. The vehicle subsequently rammed into a concrete barrier along the Lagos-bound lane of the expressway. TRACE’s initial report indicated that 13 people were injured in the crash, with no fatalities recorded at the time of the first assessment.
The injured passengers, comprising two men, eight women, and three children, were transported to three different medical facilities for treatment. One passenger was admitted to OOUTH, nine were evacuated to Divine Hospital in Ogere, and three were taken to Isara General Hospital. The death brings a tragic conclusion to the incident, which initially resulted in significant injuries but no immediate loss of life.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
