A Nigerian footballer (Name Unknown) has died in an accident involving a Mercedes-Benz C300 and a bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the Magboro area of Ogun State.
The accident occurred on Monday in the Magboro axis of the expressway, in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area.
Officials of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency and police officers confirmed the death to newsmen who were at the scene.
The agency stated that the accident involved a hit-and-run driver.
First Daily Correspondent learnt that the footballer and other members of his academy were travelling in two vehicles to a football match when a trailer allegedly hit the Mercedes-Benz, which then collided with the bus.
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One of the victims said, “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.
An eyewitness who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, “Everyone in the bus is fine. The trailer driver fled with his vehicle afterwards.”
The Mercedes-Benz, with registration number SMK-878KX, was badly crushed, while efforts were ongoing to evacuate its wreckage from the expressway.