Accidents kill 73, injure 393 on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway with 1,271 people involved in 175 crashes
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Up to 73 people were killed and another 393 received varying degrees of injuries in accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the first quarter of 2025 ending in March (Q1 2025), according to the latest report of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
The report shows that 1,271 people were involved in 175 crashes on the busy highway in the three months.
January recorded the highest number of crashes, February had the highest fatalities.
Fatal accidents in the quarter included one around Ayetoro in February which claimed nine lives, one at Fatgbems bus stop in January (five), and one at Alapako in March (four).
A total 21 people died in January crashes, 30 (February), and 22 (March).
Another 155 people were injured in January, 96 (February), and 142 (March).
“Overall, a total of 175 road traffic crashes occurred along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the first quarter, 2025 and this led to 393 injured persons and the death of 73 persons while a total of 1271 people were involved in road traffic crashes along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway between January and March 2025,” the report said.
“Using January 2025 as a baseline, there is a 29 per cent reduction in road traffic crashes in February over January 2025 and a 6 per cent reduction in March over January 2025.
“Additionally, there is a 38 per cent reduction in persons injured in February over January 2025 and an 8 per cent reduction in March over January 2025.
“However, there is also a 43 per cent increase in the number of persons killed in road crashes in February over January 2025 and 5 per cent increase in March over January 2025.”
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