FRSC blames overspeeding as 6 die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash

By Ayox Ojo

Six people died while two others sustained injuries in a crash involving a commercial bus and a Volvo truck at NASFAT Junction along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway on Thursday, the Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said.

FRSC, in the statement signed by the Ogun sector’s Public Relations Officer, Odunsin Afolabi attributed the cause of the accident overspeeding, which resulted in loss of control.

“At about 14:36 hours on January 1, 2026, an auto crash occurred, and the Federal Road Safety Corps rescue team was informed at about 14:40 hours. The team arrived at the scene at about 14:50 hours along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway at NASFAT Junction,” he said.

According to the statement, personnel from the Mowe Unit, Ibafo Outpost, and the Ambulance Team from Ojota Unit Command, alongside officers of the MTD RCCG Police Division and TRACE Mowe Division, rescued the victims.

The FRSC spokesperson added that the injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Lotto, for medical attention, while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the morgue.

“The Federal Road Safety Corps Sector Commander in Ogun State, Corps Commander Akinwumi Fasakin, has directed the corps’ crash investigators to carry out a full investigation into the crash, as it is our practice to further investigate such incidents,” he said.