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