Three persons were killed while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an auto crash that occurred on Christmas day on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
It was gathered that the accident occurred at 5.50am at the Kara turning point of the highway in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Public Education Officer, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in a statement on Sunday.
Okpe said 18 male adults were involved in the accident caused by speeding and wrongful overtaking.
She identified the two vehicles involved in the accident as a Toyota Haice bus with registration number AYB 88 XP and another vehicle with no registration number.
The FRSC official said, “Six persons sustained various degrees of injuries and unfortunately three persons were recorded dead from the crash and the remaining people were unhurt.
“Two vehicles were involved in the accident. A Toyota Haice bus with registration number AYB 88 XP and another vehicle with no registration number on it.
“The suspected cause of the crash was excessive speed from the bus driver who made an attempt to overtake the truck, but was not successful, rather, he lost control and hit the truck at the rear and the truck did not stop.
“The injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital for medical attention while the corpses were deposited at Idera Hospital morgue, Sagamu.”