About 15 others reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury and are currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
The accident, which occurred on the outward Lagos lane of the highway, involved a truck with registration number KRD-12HGS, a CRV SUV, and an interstate commercial bus.
The cause of the accident had yet to be ascertained as of the time of filing this report.
But the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofiq, confirmed the accident and the casualty figures.
He said, “We have LASTMA officials on the ground and other emergency responders like the Federal Road Safety Corps handling the situation.
“As of now, the cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained; the first thing we will do is to rescue the victims before taking the case to the police station.”
