VIDEO: Footballer dies in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crash - Punch Newspapers
The crashed vehicle...Photo Credit: Samuel Omotere
A yet-to-be-identified footballer 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 our correspondent at the scene, stating that it involved a hit-and-run driver. The crashed vehicle…Photo Credit: Samuel Omotere An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said 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. “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.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources “Everyone in the bus is fine, too. The trailer driver fled with his vehicle afterwards,” the eyewitness said. The Mercedes-Benz, with registration number SMK-878KX, was badly crushed, while efforts were ongoing to evacuate its wreckage from the expressway. WATCH VIDEO HERE 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐬-𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡 Credit: Samuel Omotere — Follow us for more breaking news and videos pic.twitter.com/7UQbdh4XRK — Punch Newspapers (@MobilePunch) November 2, 2026 Samuel Omotere Samuel Omotere is an experienced journalist covering human interest stories, pop culture, and digital trends. He combines his background as a language graduate with a focus on sustainable digital storytelling.
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