The Nigerian Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of 10 persons in an accident that involved a Mack truck and a Toyota Hiace bus in the Oniworo area on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Ogun State FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the unfortunate incident to journalists in Abeokuta, said the accident happened at about 4:30am. Umar revealed 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.
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.
The Ogun State FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the unfortunate incident to journalists in Abeokuta, said the accident happened at about 4:30am. He explained that the Toyota bus marked KLD 539 XA lost control and ran into the truck with no registration number at the rear. “Two male adults sustained injuries while seven male adults, two female adults and one female child died in the accident,” he said.
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