In a traffic accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, a woman who had just returned from the UK to attend a wedding in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, perished. According to a statement released by Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency spokesperson Babatunde Akinbiyi on Tuesday, the incident happened at 6 p.m. Monday. 

Akinbiyi claims that the victim and two other people were riding in a white Toyota Camry when it collided with a moving truck. 

He stated that the two other occupants, a man and a female, were injured in the crash, but the UK returnee died as a result of the impact.

He said, “A fatal road traffic accident occurred at the Christopher University section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 17:48 hours on March 23.

“According to eyewitness accounts, the driver of the Camry drove at excessive speed and rammed into a moving truck.

“Three people were involved, including a male and two females. One female died, while the two others sustained injuries.”

Prior to the event, he said, preliminary investigations showed that the two female inmates had recently returned from a wedding ceremony in Abeokuta in the United Kingdom. 

He mentioned that the injured were transported to hospitals for care, while the deceased's body was placed in the Redeemed Hospital mortuary.

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the two female casualties were on their way from Lagos to Abeokuta, Ogun State, to attend a wedding ceremony after they had just arrived from the United Kingdom.

“The injured passengers were rushed to Famobis Hospital and Redeemed Hospital, while the deceased has been deposited at the Redeemed Hospital morgue.

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