A footballer, who has yet to be identified, has died in a crash involving a Mercedes-Benz C300 and a bus on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the Magboro area of Ogun State.
The accident happened on Monday on the Magboro stretch of the expressway, in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area.
Officials of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency and police personnel at the scene confirmed the death to our correspondent, saying a hit-and-run driver was responsible.
An eyewitness who asked not to be named said the footballer and other members of his academy were travelling in two vehicles to a match when a trailer reportedly struck the Mercedes-Benz, which then ran into the bus.
According to the eyewitness, the group had been heading to a game when they saw the trailer cross over from the opposite side and hit the car before the car hit the bus. He said only one person in the car died, while everyone else survived, including all the occupants of the bus. He added that the trailer driver drove away from the scene afterwards.
The Mercedes-Benz, with registration number SMK-878KX, was badly crushed, and efforts were still ongoing to clear its wreckage from the expressway.
