No fewer than four persons lost their lives while nine others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred along the Alapako area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday night.

The Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, disclosed in a statement on Monday.

Odutola said the bad portion of the road had caused the tyre of a Toyota Hiace bus to puncture causing the vehicle to somersault, adding that the impact of the crash led to the death of four persons including the driver and some passengers while nine others were injured.

She stated, “The Ogun State Police Command regrets to report a fatal lone motor accident that occurred on March 9, 2025, at about 8:35 PM at Alapako area, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area.

“According to an eyewitness account, which did not reveal if the driver was on moderate speed or otherwise, but only accounted that the accident involved a Toyota Hiace bus (Reg. No. FKJ 570 YE) travelling from Ibadan inward Lagos all of a sudden the left rear tyre got punctured by a bad portion of the road, while in motion, causing the driver to lose control, and the vehicle somersaulted, and landed off the road.

“As a result of the impact, four persons, including the driver, were observed lifeless on the spot, while nine other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries. The bus was severely damaged due to the crash.”