The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that no fewer than 10 people lost their lives, while six others sustained injuries in a fatal road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday night.
The FRSC Sector Public Education Officer, Superintendent Route Commander Afolabi Odunsi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta.
According to Odunsi, the accident occurred at about 8:05 p.m. near Sapade Bridge in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State.
He said the crash involved a white Sinotruk (CNHTC) truck, branded with a Dangote inscription but without a registration number, and a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus with Lagos registration number EKY 290 YM.
The Toyota Hiace bus, which was carrying 18 passengers, reportedly crashed into the truck after the truck driver allegedly reversed onto the expressway upon missing his route.
Preliminary investigations by the FRSC revealed that the crash was caused by a combination of speeding, wrongful overtaking and dangerous driving.
Odunsi said the deceased comprised nine adult men and one male child, while the injured included four adult men and two women. Two other adult male passengers escaped the accident unhurt.
He added that FRSC rescue teams transported the injured victims to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical treatment, while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at FOS Mortuary, Ipara.
The FRSC spokesperson further stated that officers of the Nigeria Police Force from the Ishara Division had taken custody of the damaged vehicles pending their evacuation.
Reacting to the incident, the Ogun Sector Commander of the FRSC, Corps Commander Oludare Ogunjobi, sympathised with the families of the victims and wished those injured a speedy recovery.
Ogunjobi also cautioned motorists, especially commercial drivers and truck operators, against reversing on highways, speeding, dangerous driving and other traffic offences.
He urged all road users to comply with traffic regulations, maintain safe driving speeds and make use of designated turning points whenever they miss their routes to help prevent avoidable road accidents.
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