Five people have lost their lives while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone road crash along the Abeokuta–Lagos Expressway in Ogun State on Thursday.
The accident occurred at about 11:12 a.m. around the Iyana Egbado axis.
The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to journalists.
He said the crash involved a white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC, carrying 20 passengers, including six adult males, 11 adult females, one male child and two female children.
“The lone crash involved one white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC. A total of twenty persons were involved in the crash, comprising six adult males, eleven adult females, one male child, and two female children,” he stated.
“Out of the twenty 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.”
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According to him, preliminary findings indicated that speeding and overloading were responsible for the tragic crash.
The injured victims were taken to the General Hospital, Ifo, and Oreofe Specialist Hospital, Itori, for medical attention, while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the General Hospital morgue in Ifo.
Ogun State FRSC Sector Commander, Oludare Ogunjobi, expressed condolences to the families of the victims and urged motorists to avoid speeding, overloading, and other traffic violations, especially during the festive period.