Eighteen travellers have been killed, following an accident
which occurred along the Lagos-Ibaban expressway.
Bisi Kazeem, public education officer of the Federal Road
Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.
According to Kazeem, 25 people were involved in the accident
which occurred on Saturday around the Isara bridge area, but seven people
survived.
He said two Mazda buses and a Toyota Previa bus were
involved in a collision, which resulted in a fire incident, adding that the
other victims were burnt beyond recognition.
“The collision of the
two Mazda buses with unidentified colours and registration numbers with the
Previa bus, resulted in an explosion which involved all the three vehicles,”
NAN quoted him as saying.
“However, seven out of the two Mazda buses on the right lane
survived while others were caught up in the inferno and got burnt beyond
recognition.
“And those in the Previa bus which had assumedly committed
the road traffic violation got burnt beyond recognition.”
Kazeem said the accident happened at about 10:20pm and was
caused by overspeeding and road traffic violation.
He said Boboye Oyeyemi, FRSC corps marshal, advised
travellers to avoid night travel, adding that overspeeding and road traffic
violations increase fatalities of road traffic crashes during night travels.
Oyeyemi also urged road users to endeavour to drive safely
and adhere to all traffic rules and regulations.
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