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BREAKING : Trucks collide on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, two injured

Scene of the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, outward Lagos on Sunday. Photo: Adetutu Sobowale.

Two people sustained varying degrees of injuries following a collision involving two trucks at the Arepo Bridge area along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in the early hours of Sunday.

Scene of the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, outward Lagos on Sunday. Photo: Adetutu Sobowale.

The crash, which occurred around 4 a.m., involved an empty American Cola truck and a Seaco truck.

Scene of the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, outward Lagos on Sunday. Photo: Adetutu Sobowale.

The accident has led to traffic gridlock along the busy highway as officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps are making efforts to tow the affected trucks from the road.

Scene of the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, outward Lagos on Sunday. Photo: Adetutu Sobowale.

Eyewitnesses at the scene said one of the drivers was rushed to a hospital after sustaining serious injuries.

Scene of the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, outward Lagos on Sunday. Photo: Adetutu Sobowale.

A witness, Mrs Ibukun Victoria, told PUNCH Online that the other driver suffered only minor injuries.

Scene of the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, outward Lagos on Sunday. Photo: Adetutu Sobowale.

Another driver who witnessed the incident attributed the crash to waste materials left on the highway.

Scene of the accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Express Way, outward Lagos on Sunday. Photo: Adetutu Sobowale.

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