Tragedy struck on Thursday night, as an unconfirmed number
of passengers were reportedly burnt to death in a road accident.
The accident happened around 10:20pm at the Long Bridge axis
of the Lagos-Ibadan Exxpressway, Obafemi/Owode Local Government area of Ogun
state .
The accident involved a silver Toyota RAV 4, with
registration number, LND 13 GS, a silver Toyota Camry marked, GGE 369 GJ and a
burnt Mazda bus with an unidentified number plate.
Our correspondent gathered that the burnt commercial bus was
involved in a wrongful overtaking before it hit a stationary faulty vehicle,
the Toyota Rav 4, that was parked in the middle of the road.
The Spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement
Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi disclosed this in a statement early Friday morning.
Akinbiyi disclosed that many occupants of the bus were burnt
beyond recognition, saying three of them sustained burn injuries.
He said TRACE operatives and other security agencies on the
ground rescued two victims to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre and
one other to the General Hospital at Gbagada.
He said, “Preliminary investigation showed that the burnt
commercial bus was involved in wrongful overtaking before it hit a broken down
stationary vehicle (Toyota Rave 4) in the middle of the road.
“In the process, it lost control and summersaulted several
times before it burst into flames.
“As of the time of filing this report, it can’t be
ascertained if the Mazda bus was fully loaded, but the carcass of burnt bodies
beyond recognition was noticed at the accident scene.
“Two of the three persons who sustained injuries were taken
to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre while one was taken to the
General Hospital, Gbagada for treatment, by the combined efforts of TRACE,
FRSC, and the police.
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