Fidelia Soriwei, Abuja
A footballer has died in a multiple-vehicle accident involving a Mercedes-Benz C300 and a bus along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State.
The crash occurred on Monday around the Magboro axis of the expressway in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area, leaving the Mercedes-Benz severely damaged.
Officials of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency and police officers confirmed the fatality to journalists at the scene, identifying the incident as a hit-and-run crash.
An eyewitness said the deceased was travelling with other members of his football academy in two vehicles to attend a football match when a trailer allegedly struck their Mercedes-Benz, causing it to collide with a bus.
The eyewitness, who requested anonymity, said other occupants of the vehicles survived the accident.
“We were going for a match. We just saw a trailer cross from the other side and hit this Benz, then it hit the bus. Only one person died in the car while the rest of us survived.
“Everyone in the bus is fine, too. The trailer driver fled with his vehicle afterwards,” the eyewitness said.
The Mercedes-Benz, with registration number SMK-878KX, was badly crushed in the collision, while efforts were underway to evacuate its wreckage from the expressway.
The identity of the deceased footballer had yet to be established as of the time of filing this report.
