No fewer than 11 people lost their
lives, while five others are in a critical condition after a
fully-loaded commercial bus collided with a Dangote trailer at the
Akintelu end of the Benin-Sagamu Expressway.
The commercial bus, owned by Efex
Motors, with number plate, Badagry DG 36 ASJ, was said to be conveying
mostly guests of a wedding that held in Benin, the Edo State capital.
They were said to be heading for Lagos
on Sunday, when their vehicle collided with the overloaded Dangote
Cement trailer, heading towards Ore.
The driver of the Dangote vehicle, identified as Idrisu Oseni, was reported to have immediately fled the scene, along with his motor boy.