About nine persons were feared killed on Tuesday in an accident involving a Mercedes-Benz Marcopolo bus and an Iveco truck along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

According to Ogun State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Clement Oladele, the accident was caused by speeding by the driver of the bus marked SMK 867 XG. A total of 42 persons were involved in the accident; they comprised 34 males and eight females.