Two Islamic clerics lost their lives in an unfortunate accident on Saturday after their jeep collided with a bus and plunged into a canal at the Iyana Ipaja end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The victims, identified as Alhaji Akinsola Al-Ameen and Muyideen Thiamiyu, were coming back from Ikorodu when their vehicle had a tyre burst around 10pm.
According to eyewitnesses, after the tyre burst, Thiamiyu, who was the driver, lost control of the vehicle.
He was said to be attempting to bring the jeep to a halt when a big yellow bus rammed into them, causing both vehicles to veer off the expressway into the canal.
A relative of Al-Ameen, who preferred to remain anonymous because he was not authorised to speak for the family, said the clerics were on their way to the Ifo in Ogun State when the unfortunate incident occurred.
The relative said, “Although Al-Ameen was not the one driving the jeep, he was the owner of the vehicle. He was 64 years and the Zonal Missioner of Shams ul Deen, an Islamic society.
“The driver of the vehicle, Thiamiyu, was 50 years and he was the Zonal Missioner of the Shasha branch of Shams ul Deen. Both of them had gone for a religious programme in Ikorodu and were on their way back to Ifo when the accident occurred.”
According to Punch, the driver of the bus, who has been identified by the police as Ibeabuchi, fled the scene.
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