Seven burnt to death, 14 injured on Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Lone crash

Seven persons were burnt to death, while 14 others sustained injuries in a lone accident around OPIC, Ogun State, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday.

Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, confirmed the incident in Abeokuta.

Okpe explained that the incident occurred at 10.45am.

The FRSC spokesperson said the accident was caused by excessive speeding and brake failure which led to loss of control, saying that the vehicle hit the road divider, somersaulted and went up in flames.

She stated that 22 persons were involved in the accident, comprising  seven men, eight women, four male children and three female children.

Okpe added that 14 people were injured – four men, five women, two male children and three female children.

The FRSC public education officer said the seven persons burnt to death were two men, three women and two children.

“The vehicle involved in the accident had the number plate, BDG 993 YG, a Mazda bus,” she said.

Okpe explained that the injured were taken to the Lagos State Accident Emergency Center, Ojota, while the deceased were deposited at Olabisi Onabajo University Teaching Hospital morgue in Sagamu.