7 Burnt To Death, 14 Injured In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Auto Crash

• A tragic incident occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan highway as two children and five other people lost their lives in a fatal crash.

• 14 other passengers were said to have been injured in the crash.

• The tragic incident happened on Sunday morning.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that seven persons, including two children, were on Sunday burnt to death when a bus crashed and went up in flames along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

No fewer than 14 other passengers were said to have been injured in the crash which occurred at the OPIC axis of the highway.

EDITOR’S PICKS  

• Eid-El-Fitr: I’ve Fulfiled My Pledge To Nigerians On Credible Polls – Buhari

• 2023 Elections: INEC Lists 200 Electoral Offenders For Prosecution

• JUST IN: Drama As Arik Air Founder Denied Entry To Airline’s Premises

The spokesman for the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in Abeokuta, the state capital.

Okpe said the lone crash which involved a Mazda bus with number plate BDG993YG occurred on Sunday.

She explained that 22 persons, comprising seven male adults, eight female adults, four male children and three female children, were involved in the crash, out of which seven died while 14 others were injured.

She blamed the crash on “excessive speed and brake failure which led to a loss of control.”

Okpe explained that the vehicle went up in flames after it crashed and burnt some of the occupants to death.

“The injured victims have been taken to the Lagos State Accident Emergency Centre, Ojota while the corpses were deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital’s morgue in Sagamu,” she said.

FURTHER READING  

• Court Clears Fani-Kayode Of N4.6bn Money Laundering Charges

• Adamu Garba Labels Obidient Movement ‘A Fraudulent Ponzi Scheme’

• FG Demands Peter Obi’s Clarification On Leaked Audio Conversation With Oyedepo

Meanwhile, the FRSC Corps Marshal,  Dauda Biu, has called on fleet and other commercial vehicle operators, as well as private vehicle owners to make routine and regular vehicle maintenance a major priority.

Click to watch our video of the week:

---

Advertise or Publish a Story on EkoHot Blog:

Kindly contact us at [email protected]. Breaking stories should be sent to the above email and substantiated with pictorial evidence.

Citizen journalists will receive a token as data incentive.

Call or Whatsapp: 0803 561 7233, 0703 414 5611