Boxing Day Accident: Two killed, 15 injured on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of two people and 15 others injured in a lone crash involving a Toyota Hiace bus at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
FRSC spokeswoman in Ogun, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abeokuta.
Ms Okpe noted that the accident occurred at 4:34 p.m. on Thursday.
She explained that the incident was caused by a tyre blowout, which resulted in the loss of control, saying that the bus somersaulted and crashed.
Ms Okpe said 18 people were in the bus marked LSR 585 YH, including nine men, five women, two boys and two girls.
The FRSC spokeswoman said that 15 people who got injured were eight men, four women, two boys and one girl, while two people died, one man and a woman.
She explained that the injured victims were taken to PATMAG Hospital, Ogere, while the deceased were deposited at the State General Hospital morgue, Isara.
She noted that the sector commander, Akinwunmi Fasakin, advised motorists to pay more attention to their vehicles, especially during periods of high vehicular movement.
(NAN)
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