Ten persons have been confirmed dead on Saturday in an autocrash which involves a Mack truck and a Toyota Hiace bus in the Oniworo area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, saying the incident occurred at about 4:30 a.m.
The FRSC boss noted that the accident was caused by road obstruction on the part of the trailer and also excessive speed and loss of control on the part of the driver of the bus, while adding that the Toyota bus marked KLD 539 XA lost control and ran into the truck with no registration number at the rear.
”A total of 19 people were involved in the crash which comprised 13 male adults and six female adults.
“Two male adults sustained injuries while seven male adults, two female adults and one female child died in the accident,” he said.
Umar stated that the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere for medical attention while the deceased were deposited at the Ipara morgue.
The sector commander urged motorists to always put on the headlamp when the weather is poor.
