Four persons were confirmed dead while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a truck at Iperu bridge, Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Tuesday.
Umar noted that the accident occured at 6:25am and was caused by excessive speed and light sign violation.
“The accident occurred this morning at about 6:25am involving a Mazda bus with registration numbers YYY 412 XB and an unregistered truck.
” The Mazda bus driver who was on high speed crashed into the moving truck from behind due to light defect on the truck . The truck rear lights made to signal vehicles from behind was not functioning,” he said.
He stated that 10 people were involved in the accident which comprised of four men, five women and one male child.
Umar added that six persons which comprised of five women and a man were injured while four persons comprising two men, one woman and a male child died in the accident.
The FRSC boss explained that the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere for medical attention while the deceased were deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara.
The sector commander advised motorists to fix everything necessary in their vehicles before embarking on any trip while also cautioning them on speed violation .
He sympathised with the family of the crash victims and advised them to contact FRSC Ogere for more information about the crash.
