About 13 persons were killed and
10 others injured in multiple accidents around Saapade, near Ogere on
Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Wednesday.
Clement Oladele, sector
commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to
NAN in Abeokuta.
Oladele said the crash occurred
about 5pm at Saapade, where a diversion was created by RCC, the construction
company working on a section of the road.
He said the accident was caused
by a speeding truck heading towards Lagos, which suffered a tyre-burst.
“The vehicles involved are a yellow
Mazda bus, marked KTU 93 XW, a white Toyota bus with registration number: KEY
847 XA and a Man diesel truck, marked KAB 97 XA.”
The FRSC chief said the fatal
crash involved 37 people, comprising 20 male adults, 15 female adults and two
female children.
Oladele said the bodies of the
deceased have been deposited at Ipara mortuary, while the injured are at
Victory Hospital, Ogere.
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