No fewer than 10 persons were confirmed dead on Saturday in an accident involving a Mack truck and a Toyota Hiace bus in the Oniworo area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Mr Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.The FRSC boss noted that the accident was caused by road obstruction on the part of the trailer and also excessive speed and loss of control on the part of the driver of the bus.
He explained that the Toyota bus marked KLD 539 XA lost control and ran into the truck with no registration number at the rear. ”A total of 19 people were involved in the crash which comprised 13 male adults and six female adults.
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