A fatal crash around Ayetoro on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Monday claimed nine lives and injured three.

The accident which reportedly occurred at about 5:30 am involved a Toyota bus with number plate UYY165ZY and a truck with registration number DKA244XC.

The bus driver was said to have lost control and rammed into the stationary truck.

The Spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Monday.

Okpe explained, “The fatal crash occurred in the early hours this morning about 5:30am on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway around the Ayetoro area.

“A total of 13 people were involved which comprised of 10 male adults and three female adults and nine were reportedly killed, six males and three female while three were injured.

“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed and fatigue which led to loss of control as the driver rammed into a stationed truck.

“The injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera morgue Sagamu.

Meanwhile, the Sector commander was said to have been pained over the recklessness of some drivers for not observing the stipulated speed limit and refusing to obey the 15-minute rest after four hours journey.

He sympathised with the families of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact Mowe unit command for more information about the crash.