10 Persons Burnt to Death in Road Crash along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

On Monday, 10 persons lost their lives in a motor accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mr Tanya Adeoye,Commander of Olympic Unit of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) confirmed the incident and said that the dead were burnt beyond recognition.

Four persons, however survived the crash which involved two trucks and one 18-seater Toyota Hiace commercial bus with registration number BDG 767 XB.


He said that the bus, which was travelling from Ibadan to Lagos was rammed into by a truck while it stopped to allow another truck with registration number SW 175 EPE to pull out of a quarry.

He attributed the accident to speeding and dangerous driving, saying that "the commercial bus immediately went up in flames and the flames later spread to other trucks.

The FRSC is currently trying to contact the victims' family through the driver's manifest which survived the fire.

The four survivors are currently receiving treatment at the the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan while the corpses of the other 10 has been deposited at the Adeoye State Hospital mortuary.


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