No less than 30 male travelers kicked the bucket in the Adeosun territory of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday after a trailer passing on them tumbled not far off.
More than 50 other individuals supported fluctuating degrees of wounds in the accident, while two rams were murdered.
The mischance happened on the segment of the turnpike which had been as of late reproduced.
Our reporters tallied 25 bodies at the scene of the mischance. Observers said in regards to five cadavers had been taken to a morgue.
Different casualties of the mischance, which happened around 7am, were not evacuated until past 9am.
A casualty, who lost two relatives, secured the characteristics of the expired with garments and separated in tears.
Yelling the name of Allah as he wailed, the casualty distinguished just as Mohammed, rejected all pleas as he bowed down between the two cadavers and sobbed severely.
One of the survivors of the mischance, who gave his name as Mohammed Seripino, said the trailer was originating from Kaduna and had voyage throughout the night.
He said every traveler paid N1,000 as transport charge, including that the adventure from Kaduna was smooth before the mishap happened.
"We are all Hausa. We were originating from Kaduna. Every traveler paid N1,000. This (mishap) is bad," he said.
An onlooker, who gave his name as Yinka Dada, said he was seeing off his child, who was en route to Lagos, when the mishap happened.
He said, "I saw everything. I was by the roadside when the mischance happened. I was with my child who was going to Lagos when I saw two vehicles speeding as though they were contending in a race.
"The other vehicle could control the wheel, while the driver of the trailer lost control, tumbled down the turnpike, and spilled out the travelers consistently."
Authorities of the Federal Road Safety Corps at the Ibadan Tollgate Unit, who desired salvage operation, declined to converse with our reporters.
"We can't converse with you now. I am not the manager here. I have managers who can converse with you later in the event that you go to our unit at the tollgate. You can see we are occupied now," an authority let one know of our reporters.
A police watch van with two authorities likewise went to the scene.
One of the policemen in the van advised those with minor wounds to assist those with basic wounds into the police van.
Be that as it may, a few sympathizers said the reactions of both the police and the authorities of the FRSC were poor, and started to rain curses on Nigeria's political class.
An Electrical Engineering understudy of the Abdul Gusau Polytechnic, Zamfara, who did not unveil his name, said government ought to be reprimanded for the poor reaction to the predicament of the casualties.
The understudy said, "Our pioneers have stolen all the cash that ought to be utilized to place base set up. This is the reason individuals are kicking the bucket like rats."
A moderately aged man, Onyekachi Otuonye, bemoaned rescuers' reaction time to the mishap.
Otuonye said, "This is regrettable. Indeed, even slaves ought not be dealt with like this. Human lives ought to be approached with deference and pride."
A man in a priest robe, who credited the mishap to witches and wizards, was yelled around a few sympathizers.
At the point when the man drew out a book of his expectations on the mischance that would happen out and about in 2016, sympathizers cautioned him to quit, saying there were no witches out and about.
One of the sympathizers, Biliaminu Awodele, who faced the pastor, said, "Mishaps happen everywhere throughout the world, no one dey accuse witches and wizards, abeg, convey your yeye expectation commot here!"
Be that as it may, the FRSC said 17 individuals kicked the bucket in the mishap, while 79 others were harmed.
The Oyo State Sector Commander, FRSC, Yusuf Salami, said the mishap included an explained vehicle and a Peugeot J5 vehicle.
He clarified that both vehicles were venturing out to Lagos, including that the mischance was brought on by fretfulness, speeding and battle for right of way.
He said, "A Peugeot J5 with number plate, XS 626 LSV, and a DAF verbalized vehicle with number plate, AA 902 MML, had a mischance as both drivers were battling for the privilege of the way.
They were both going to Lagos when the mischance happened around 9.30am on Sunday. It happened just before the grounds of the Dominion University in Sepo, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
"There were 96 individuals included, with 17 affirmed dead. It is evident that both drivers were speeding and abruptly lost control of the vehicles. The Peugeot transport was stacked with travelers and merchandise, however the loss figure rose on the grounds that the other vehicle was venturing out to Lagos with gigantic number of unlawful travelers."
