5 folks died, whereas 12 others have been injured in an accident that occurred on Tuesday round Foursquare Church, Ajebo, alongside the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The accident which occurred round 1:07 pm concerned a Mazda bus with registration quantity SMK685YG and Howo truck with registration quantity ZE-1210G.
The driving force of the Mazda bus reportedly slept off as a result of fatigue, misplaced management, and rammed into the shifting truck.
The Spokesperson of Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Highway Security Corps, FRSC, Florence Okpe disclosed this in a press release made obtainable to journalists on Tuesday.
These injured have been taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere Remo in Ikenne Native Authorities Space of the state for medical therapy whereas the our bodies of the useless have been deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.
The assertion partly reads, “The deadly crash occurred at about 1307 hrs on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
“A complete of 18 individuals have been concerned which comprised of 10 male adults and 08 feminine adults and 12 folks have been injured (10 male and 02 feminine) and sadly 05 individuals have been recorded useless from the crash ( 04 male and 01 feminine grownup).
“02 automobiles have been concerned with registration numbers ZE-1210G HOWO TRUCK and a Mazda bus SMK685YG.
“The suspected causes of the deadly crash have been tyre bust, pace and fatigue which led to lack of management as a result of the driving force slept off on the wheel and ran right into a shifting truck.
“The injured victims have been taken to Victory Hospital Ogere whereas the corpses have been deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.”
The Sector Commander, FRSC Ogun Sector Command, Anthony Uga has nonetheless suggested motorists to shun pace and all the time go for good tyres.
Uga whereas emphasising the difficulty of fatigue urged drivers to all the time create time to relaxation. He equally charged passengers to all the time be on alert to right any abnormalities they discover within the drivers, particularly when such driver is seen dozing whereas behind wheels.
The Sector Commander commiserated with the household of the crash victims and pray God to grant them the braveness to bear the irreparable loss.