A lone accident involving a DAF truck heading for Lagos yesterday claimed four lives opposite Romania Trailer park along Lagos – Ibadan expressway.
It was learnt that the truck marked DAL 599 XY laden with beans and onions was from the north when the accident occurred at about 6:15 am.
It was further gathered that the truck driver lost control due to excessive speeding and subsequently tumbled, leading to death of four, some of whom sat at the back of the truck.
Three others were injured.
The spokesman of the Traffic Enforcement and Compliance Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi who confirmed the incident in a statement, said the Hausa community at the scene of the accident, had evacuated the corpses of the four victims for burial.
