No fewer than five persons were burnt to death while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in Ogun State on Thursday.
The crash occurred around the Iyana Egbado axis at about 11:12 a.m., according to the Federal Road Safety Corps.
The spokesperson for the FRSC in Ogun State, Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole, disclosed the incident in a statement made available to journalists.
He explained that the accident involved a white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC carrying 20 passengers.
According to him, the occupants included 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 said.
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Odunsi-Oyewole disclosed that five persons lost their lives in the accident, including one adult male, two adult females, one male child and one female child.
“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,” he added.
He attributed the accident to speeding and overloading, warning motorists against violating traffic regulations.
According to the FRSC spokesperson, the injured victims were evacuated to the General Hospital, Ifo, and Oreofe Specialist Hospital, Itori, for medical treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the General Hospital morgue in Ifo.
Reacting to the incident, the Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Oludare Ogunjobi, sympathised with the families of the victims and urged motorists to exercise caution on the roads.
He advised drivers to avoid speeding, overloading and other traffic violations, particularly during the festive period, stressing the need for strict adherence to road safety regulations.