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Five persons were burnt to death while 10 others sustained injuries in a crash along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in Ogun State on Thursday.
The accident occurred around Iyana Egbado at about 11:12 a.m., according to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).
The Ogun State FRSC spokesperson, Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole, in a statement, said the crash involved a white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC.
He disclosed that 20 passengers were involved in the accident, including six adult males, 11 adult females, one male child and two female children.
Odunsi-Oyewole said five persons lost their lives in the crash, including one adult male, two adult females, one male child and one female child, while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries. He added that five passengers escaped unhurt.
“The lone crash involved one white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC. A total of twenty persons were involved in the crash, comprising six adult males, eleven adult females, one male child, and two female children.
“Out of the twenty persons involved, five persons were killed, comprising one adult male, two adult females, one male child, and one female child. Ten persons sustained varying degrees of injuries, while five persons escaped unhurt,”he said.
The FRSC attributed the accident to speeding and overloading.
According to the agency, injured victims were taken to the General Hospital, Ifo, and Oreofe Specialist Hospital, Itori, for treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the General Hospital morgue in Ifo.
The Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Oludare Ogunjobi, sympathised with the families of the victims and urged motorists to avoid speeding, and other traffic violations.
He also advised drivers to obey traffic regulations, particularly during the festive period.
