Five people, including two children, were burnt to death in a lone crash involving a Mazda E2000 bus along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway. The Federal Road Safety Corps reported that 20 passengers were inside the vehicle when the accident occurred around Iyana Egbado in Ogun State. The FRSC attributed the fatal accident to speeding and overloading, while injured victims were taken to hospitals in Ifo and Itori for treatment.
Details of the Accident
The crash happened on Thursday at approximately 11:12 a.m. near the Iyana Egbado area. The vehicle burst into flames after the incident, according to Punch reports. The Ogun State Command of the FRSC confirmed the accident in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole.
Victim Demographics
The affected vehicle was a white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD809XC. Twenty passengers were reportedly inside the bus at the time of the crash. The passengers included six adult men, 11 adult women, one male child, and two female children. The FRSC spokesperson disclosed that five persons died in the accident. The victims included one adult male, two adult females, one male child, and one female child.
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. The injured victims were taken to General Hospital, Ifo, and Oreofe Specialist Hospital, Itori, for medical treatment. Bodies of the deceased were deposited at the morgue of General Hospital, Ifo.
Causes and Response
The FRSC blamed the accident on speeding and overloading. The Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Oludare Ogunjobi, sympathized with families of the victims and urged motorists to avoid traffic violations and dangerous driving. This incident adds to a series of fatal road accidents in the region, highlighting the need for stricter enforcement of traffic regulations.
