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Six Die, 24 Injured As Two Commercial Buses Crash On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

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Six Die, 24 Injured As Two Commercial Buses Crash On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
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The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, said on Friday that six persons died while 24 others were injuried in an accident involving two commercial buses at Isara area of Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The Ogun Sector Commander Mr. Clement Oladele, , told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Ota, Ogun, that the accident happened at about 8.30 a.m.

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He said a commercial Madza bus with registration number FST-820 XD coming from Lagos left its lane while overtaking dangerously and collided with a Toyota bus marked ABC-932 XJ on the opposite lane.

He said that 30 people comprising 20 males and 10 females were involved in the accident.

Oladele said that six people died while 24 others sustained various degrees of injury in the accident.

According to him, the corpses of the victims had been deposited at the mortuary of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.

He said 11 out of the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, while seven were taken to Idera Hospital, Sagamu.

The sector commander commiserated with the families of the deceased and wished those injured quick recovery.

He said members of the public should contact FRSC Command in either Ogere or Ogunmakin for details of the crash.

“They may also contact the aforementioned medical facilities for details of the incident,” he said.

The Sector Commander expressed sadness over the crash, saying it would have been avoided if there was strict adherence to construction speed limit of maximum of 50 kilometers per hour and refraining from overtaking around construction zones.

He cautioned motorists against wrongful overtaking that could lead to loss of lives and property.

Tags: Federal Road Safety CorpsMotor AccidentMr Clement OladeleOlabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital
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