Not less than four persons have been confirmed dead, while 16 others sustained various degrees of injuries in a fatal road accident that occurred on the Lagos/ Ibadan Expressway on Friday.
The accident, which was reportedly caused by over speed, resulted in the loss of control, while the bus rammed into the median strip and went into flames
According to the Public Education Officer of the Ogun State Sector of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, the incident was a lone accident that involved a Mazda bus with registration number APP 34XH.
According to her, “the fatal crash occurred at about 07: 50hrs on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway around Oniworo, after Foursquare Camp. Twenty persons were involved, four people burnt whole sister other were injured.”
The injured victims were said to have been taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention.
The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Ogun State Command, Ahmed Umar, has, however, advised motorists to obey traffic rules and regulations
He also condoled with the families of the deceased and prayed that God should strengthen.
