NO fewer than 10 persons were confirmed dead today in an accident involving a Mack truck and a Toyota Hiace bus at Oniworo area on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogun State Command, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
According to the FRSC boss the accident occured at 4: 30 a.m, and noted that it was caused by road obstruction on the part of the truck, as well as the excessive speed and loss of control on the part of the bus driver.
He explained 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,” Umar said.
He stated that the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere for medical attention, while the deceased were deposited at Ipara morgue .
The sector commander urged motorists to always put on the head lamp when the weather is poor, and cautioned motorists, especially truck drivers, to always display caution signs whenever there was breakdown on the road.
He commiserated with the families of the crash victims and asked them to contact FRSC Ogunmakin for more information about the crash.
