Two persons died on Friday in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus, around Christopher University on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson for Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), who confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta, said 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries.

Mr Akinbiyi said the accident occurred at 1:10 p.m. and was caused by a burst tyre, which led to the driver losing control and the bus with registration number APP 417 XU somersaulting.

He said that 18 persons, 15 male and three female, were involved in the accident.

“According to eyewitnesses, the commercial bus was outbound Lagos enroute Ibadan, before it experienced a tyre burst while on motion, lost control and then somersaulted, killing one of the passengers in the process.

“The second person died at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) where he was rescued by Ogun State Ambulance and Emergency Services (OGSAES),” he said.

Mr Akinbiyi said the victims were taken to OOUTH and Idera hospital Sagamu for treatment.

He commiserated with the families of the deceased and admonished motorists to make safety their watchword by not exceeding speed limits and avoiding the use of expired tyres.

(NAN)