No fewer than five persons were burnt to death while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone crash along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in Ogun State on Thursday.
It was gathered that the accident occurred around the Iyana Egbado axis at about 11:12am.
The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists.
According to him, the lone crash involved a white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC carrying 20 passengers.
He explained that the passengers comprised six adult males, 11 adult females, one male child and two female children.
Odunsi-Oyewole said five persons lost their lives in the accident, including one adult male, two adult females, one male child and one female child.
He added that 10 other passengers sustained injuries, while five escaped unhurt.
“The lone crash involved one white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC. A total of 20 persons were involved in the crash, comprising six adult males, 11 adult females, one male child and two female children.
Out of the 20 persons involved, five persons were killed, comprising one adult male, two adult females, one male child and one female child. Ten persons sustained varying degrees of injuries, while five persons escaped unhurt,” he stated.
The FRSC spokesperson attributed the accident to speeding and overloading.
He added that the injured victims were taken to the General Hospital, Ifo, and Oreofe Specialist Hospital, Itori, for treatment, while the corpses of the deceased were deposited at the General Hospital morgue in Ifo.
The Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Oludare Ogunjobi, sympathised with the families of the victims and urged motorists to avoid speeding, overloading and other traffic violations.
He also advised drivers to obey traffic regulations, especially during the festive period.
