One dies, 10 injured in Lagos-Ibadan road crash
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One person died while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injury in an accident involving a Mazda bus at the Saapade Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday.
The spokesperson for Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta.
According to her, the accident occurred at 2:58 p.m and it involved a white Mazda Bus with registration number GGE 858 XY.
Ms Okpe stated that the accident was caused by excessive speed, tyre burst and loss of control.
She said, “A total number of 17 people were involved comprising eight men, seven women and two children. Unfortunately, one woman died while 10 people —- two men, six women and two children —- sustained injuries.’’
Ms Okpe explained further that the injured victims were taken to Patmag Hospital at Ogere for medical attention while the deceased was deposited at the FOS Morgue at Ipara.
Meanwhile, the Ogun Sector Commander of the FRSC, Akinwumi Fasakin, in the same statement advised motorists to always pay more attention to their tyres by checking the expiry date.
He stated that the bursting of a tyre while a vehicle was on motion could have been better handled.
(NAN)
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