FRSC blames for speeding as 10 dies in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway crashes

It was gathered that ten people have lost their lives in different accidents on the Lagos-Ibadan road.

Whereas, in the first incident, four persons were burnt to death when a commercial bus caught fire at the Fidiwo, Ogun State end of the road,a correspondent gathered that the bus had a tyre burst, lost control, somersaulted and went up in flames.

The Ogun State Public Relations Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, said the crash occurred around 2.25pm on Tuesday at Ogunmakin, She said four deaths were recorded from the crash, including that the victims were “burnt beyond been recognized.”

A person identified as Okpe noted that the number plate of the Toyota Hiace bus was also burnt along with the incident, also he  said eight people were involved, adding that the cause of the incident was speeding and loss of control, which led to the vehicle hitting the road .

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FRSC redeploys 46 assistant marshals, commanders,while their spokesperson said six people lost their lives in the second accident which occurred at the Kara turning point on Wednesday.

She noted that a Toyota Previa with number LRG 165 AA was involved.