A yet-to-be-identified driver has lost his life after a 40-foot container-laden truck fell onto a commercial Nissan Micra car at the Soka area along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway.
According to eyewitnesses, the tragic incident occurred around 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 5, 2025.
The trailer loaded with bales of clothing crushed the Micra taxi with registration number BDJ 981 ZY. The impact left the driver trapped inside.
Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigeria Police, and the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority were on the ground making efforts to remove the wreckage and retrieve the body of the deceased driver.
According to punch, the car was pinned under the tail section of the truck, with one of the rescuers using a machete to cut through parts of the vehicle to reach the victim’s remains.
An eyewitness, identified as Yusuf, blamed the accident on concrete barricades left on the road by contractors after completing repairs in the area.
“The accident happened around 2 p.m. when it was still raining. The trailer was coming from Lagos inward Ibadan. When it got to this point, the driver tried to dodge those big concrete barriers placed on the road during construction. In the process, he hit the Micra. I think he tried to regain balance, but that was when the truck fell, trapping the driver. They finished this road a long time ago; those barriers shouldn’t still be there,” he said.
A FRSC officer at the scene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, corroborated the eyewitness account.
“This is how we met the accident. From what we can see, the trailer swerved to avoid the barrier, hit the Micra, dragged it off the road, and eventually fell on it,” the officer said.
Speaking with the publication on the incident, the General Manager of OYTMA, Adeoye Adekola, confirmed the driver’s d3ath.
“I just left the scene. We have removed the corpse and deposited it at the Adeoyo Hospital, Ring Road. The container, fully loaded with clothes, is still there, but we have detached the truck from the container and moved it to Sanyo Police Station,” Adekola said.
He identified impatience, speeding, and the lack of reflectors on the road barriers as major causes of the crash.
“There are two major factors, impatience and speeding by the drivers, and the construction barriers without reflectors. Before the truck driver noticed the barrier, it was already too late. He tried to swerve, but there was a Micra parked to pick up a passenger. In an attempt to avoid it, the truck overturned, crushing the Micra. The driver was the only occupant, and he died on the spot. The traffic situation has now been cleared, and vehicles are moving smoothly,” Adekola added.
