The Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Makun, Ogun State, which was where Anthony Joshua was involved in a fatal car accident, has been coined the ‘Highway of Death’.
Approximately 645 people died between 2023 and early 2025 on this stretch of road.
During that same 27-month period, nearly 4,000 people sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Q1 2025 Data: In the first three months of this year, a total of 73 people died in 175 recorded crashes on the expressway.
February was recorded as the month with the highest fatalities, with 30 deaths occurring in that 28-day period.