The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that five persons died and 13 others injured in an accident that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday.
Mr Clement Oladele, Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, said in Ota, Ogun State, that the accident occurred at Wazobia, about 9 a.m.
Oladele said that two vehicles and 18 persons were involved in the accident that resulted in the death of five persons while 13 others sustained various degrees of injuries.
The sector commander explained that a commercial bus with registration number MGD 129 ZF coming from Ibadan to Lagos, lost control and veered off the road and collided with a trailer with registration number DDA 121 XA that was parked by the road side.
“The corpses of the victims had been deposited at the mortuary in Ipara General Hospital, while the survivors are also receiving treatment at Sagamu and Victory Hospital, Ogere,’’he said.
Oladele said that the driver of the commercial bus absconded immediately after the accident occurred.
In a related development, no fewer than 15 persons died in an accident involving a Sharon bus and a truck along Gujungu-Gumel road in Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
SP Abdu Jinjiri, the spokesman of the state Police Command, said on Sunday that the accident occurred on Saturday around 7:30 p.m.
Jinjiri said that the Sharon vehicle, which was supposed to carry seven passengers, was overloaded with 14 people.
“A seven passengers-capacity vehicle overloaded with 14 passengers rammed into a truck coming from the opposite direction on Gujungu-Gumel road.
“As a result, nine of the passengers died on the spot, while the rest were rushed to Gumel General Hospital, in Gumel local government area.
“Nine males including the driver of the Sharon bus, four females and two children died in the accident.
“It was possible the driver of the overloaded vehicle was on high speed and could not control it, anyway, only investigation will reveal the real cause of the accident,” Jinjiri said.
He said that the driver of the truck aged 22, was under the police custody as investigation was ongoing.
The police spokesman cautioned motorists against over speeding under whatever circumstances.
Unofficial sources said the overloaded bus was heading to Daura local government area in Katsina State.
Also, four persons have been confirmed dead in an auto crash along the Benin-Asaba road involving a Toyota Hiace Bus and a truck.
Mr George Oshoke, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Edo State Command of FRSC, said that the accident occurred on the Abudu bridge in Orhiowon Local Government Area of the state.
Oshioke said in Benin on Saturday that six persons were involved in the accident, but added that four persons, comprising two males and two females, lost their live on the spot.
He disclosed that the other two persons sustained severe injuries and have been been taken to an undisclosed hospital for medical attention.
While also confirming that the remains of the dead victims have been deposited in a morgue, the spokesman attributed the mishap to over speeding.
