Nigeria, March 15 -- Four passengers were killed and four others injured in a road accident involving a truck and a commercial mini bus along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in Lagos, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said.

LASTMA confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday by its Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq.

According to the agency, the crash occurred over the weekend opposite Beechwood, Shapati, inward Ajah, along the busy expressway corridor.

Mr Taofiq said the accident involved a HOWO truck with registration number KNN 313 YL and a fully loaded Suzuki commercial mini bus, popularly known as a "Korope."

He said preliminary findings showed that the driver of the articulate...