FIFTEEN PASSENGERS TRAPPED IN BURNING BUS ON BENIN-SAGAMU EXPRESSWAY
The Agency spokesperson added that, the commission rescue team on receipt of the information raced to the crash scene and commenced rescue operations, disclosing that “while some of the passengers were rescued from the raging inferno, some other passengers as at time of this report are still trapped in the burning vehicle’,.
Penpushing further reports that Okpe said a total of 10 people comprising 6 male adults and 4 female adults have been rescued from the inferno with three other people made up of 2 male adults and 1 female adults sustained seriously injures with some suffering 1st degree burnt
“The number of dead or completely burnt have not be ascertained at the moment as vehicle is still burning in flames, with the fire service alerted”, the commission spokesperson said.
Penpushing also reports that,she said the cause of the fire outbreak is yet unknown as investigation into the cause of the sudden fire-outbreak of the vehicle on motion is ongoing, with the fire service now on ground to extinguish the inferno, adding that the injured victims were rescued to RO’ONA Hospital Ijebu Ode for immediate medical attention.
“During investigation, one of the injured victims confirmed the total number of passengers as at the time the ill-fated vehicle commenced the trip were 17 passengers .The ill-fated bus has been confirmed to be the property of De-Modern Transport Company.
Meanwhile, Sector Commander Clement Oladele has commiserated with the victims of the unfortunate incident and requested their relatives to contact the FRSC Unit Command at Ijebu Ode for details of the crash