Woman dies while taking her daughter to school

A yet-to-be-identified woman has died following an accident with her Lexus SUV, on Sunday. According to reports, the woman plunged into the river on Ijebu-Ode/Benin Expressway.



Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), while confirming the sad incident, said the deceased was taking her daughter to school when the accident happened.

Akinbiyi added that the accident happened as a result of over speeding on the part of the woman.

“I learnt the vehicle was coming from Lekki in Lagos to Ijebu-Ode when the accident happened. There were two occupants in the vehicle, the driver who is a woman and her daughter, who is a student of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ijebu Ode.

“The woman was taking her daughter back to school. As a result of excessive speeding, the woman lost control of the vehicle and plunged into the river and lost her life while her daughter sustained injuries.

The woman’s corpse has since been deposited at Ijebu Ode General Hospital mortuary while her injured daughter is receiving treatment at the same hospital.