Five people have been confirmed dead while 10 others sustained injuries in a lone road crash that occurred along the Abeokuta–Lagos Expressway in Ogun State on Thursday.
The accident, which happened at about 11:12 a.m. around the Iyana Egbado axis, involved a commercial bus carrying 20 passengers.
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole, said the vehicle was overloaded and had multiple occupants including adults and children.
“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,” he said.
He further explained the casualty figures from the crash.
“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,” Odunsi-Oyewole added.
According to the FRSC, the 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 FRSC also attributed the crash to speeding and overloading, warning motorists to avoid traffic violations, especially during high-traffic periods.
The Ogun State Sector Commander, Oludare Ogunjobi, expressed condolences to the families of the victims and urged drivers to exercise caution on the highways.
He said motorists must avoid dangerous practices such as speeding and overloading in order to reduce road crashes across the state.
