5 individuals died whereas 12 others have been injured in an accident which occurred on Tuesday across the Foursquare Church, Ajebo on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The accident which occurred round 1:07pm concerned a Mazda bus with registration quantity SMK685YG and Howo truck with registration quantity ZE-1210G.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the motive force of the Mazda bus reportedly slept off as a result of fatigue, misplaced management and rammed into the shifting truck.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Highway Security Corps, Florence Okpe, stated this in an announcement made out there to journalists on Tuesday.
She added that 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 lifeless have been deposited on the FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.
The assertion partly reads, “The deadly crash occurred at about 1307 hrs on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
“A complete of 18 individuals have been concerned which comprised 10 male grownup and eighth feminine adults and 12 individuals have been injured (10 male and two feminine). Sadly, 5 individuals have been recorded lifeless from the crash (4 male and one feminine grownup).
“Two autos have been concerned with registration numbers ZE-1210G Howo Truck and a Mazda bus SMK685YG.”
The FRSC stated the suspected causes of the deadly crash have been burst tyre, pace and fatigue which led to lack of management as a result of the motive force was stated to have 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, nevertheless, suggested motorists to shun pace and at all times go for good tyres.
Uga, whereas emphasising on the problem of fatigue, urged drivers to at all times create time to relaxation. He equally charged passengers to at all times be on alert to right any abnormality they discover within the drivers, particularly when such a driver was seen dozing whereas behind the wheels.
The sector commander commiserated with the households of the crash victims and prayed God to grant them the braveness to bear the irreparable loss.