Seven persons were burnt to death, three injured, on Sunday night in an accident involving two vehicles around the Sandrete Ogunmakin area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) report, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Ahmed Umar, Ogun Sector Commander, confirmed the accident on Monday, adding that three others sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident.
Umar explained that the crash, which occurred at about 10.40 p.m. involved a truck and a bus both without registration numbers.
He also confirmed that a total of 10 persons were involved in the accident and seven were burnt beyond recognition.
The FRSC commander blamed the accident on route violation, stressing that the truck and the bus had a head-on collision which resulted in a fire outbreak.
“The survivors were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention,” he said.
He, therefore, cautioned motorists to desist from driving against traffic as there was great danger in route violation.