Excessive Speed Triggers Lone Truck Crash Leaving Four Injured on Sagamu-Benin Expressway

Four people sustained injuries in a lone Daf truck crash at Delabo Junction. Excessive speed was cited as the cause of the Sagamu-Benin Expressway accident.

By: AXL Media

Published: Apr 13, 2026, 9:31 AM EDT

Source: Information for this report was sourced from GUARDIAN Newspapers

High Speed Leads to Delabo Junction Crash

A serious road traffic accident occurred at Delabo Junction along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway, involving a single heavy duty vehicle. According to official reports, the lone crash resulted in significant injuries to everyone on board the vehicle. Authorities have identified the cause of the incident as excessive speed, which led the driver to lose control of the truck on a busy stretch of the highway frequently associated with high volume commercial traffic.

Daf Truck Involved Without Registration

The vehicle involved in the accident was identified as a Daf truck, which notably lacked any official registration number plates at the time of the crash. The absence of these identifiers often complicates the immediate tracing of vehicle ownership and commercial licensing. Traffic officials were alerted to the scene shortly after the impact, but the wreckage of the unregistered vehicle remained a focal point for the initial investigation into the circumstances of the collision.

Casualties Confirmed by Traffic Enforcement

Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), confirmed the details of the incident in a formal statement issued in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi reported that four individuals were inside the truck at the time of the accident, consisting of two males and two females. All four occupants sustained varying degrees of physical trauma as a result of the high speed impact, necessitating immediate medical intervention.