UK Returnee Dies Attending Abeokuta Wedding

Could death of a United Kingdom (UK)-based Nigerian have been averted if she had not bothered coming home to Nigeria to attend a wedding?

This is one of the questions many are asking following the road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

A statement by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the incident occurred at about 6 p.m. on Monday.

It claimed the life of the woman who had just returned from the United Kingdom to attend a wedding in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

According to Akinbiyi, a white Toyota Camry conveying the victim and two others to the wedding, a male and a female, rammed into a moving truck, claiming the life of the UK returnee.

While she could not survive the accident, the two others sustained injuries.

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

“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.”

“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.

“While TRACE commiserates with the families of the deceased and injured, drivers are again admonished to avoid excessive speed in view of its attendant consequences,” the statement added.