Two die as bus somersaults on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
A lone accident involving a Mazda bus, around Christopher University on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday claimed two persons, which was caused by a burst tyre, which led to the driver losing control and the bus with registration number APP 417 XU somersaulting.
Penpushing reports that, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta, said 12 others sustained injuries.
The agency spokesman said the accident occurred at 1:10 p.m. adding that 18 passengers comprising 15 males and three females were involved in the accident, just as an eyewitness also said the commercial bus was outbound Lagos en route Ibadan, before it experienced a tyre burst while in motion, lost control and then somersaulted, killing one of the passengers in the process.
“The second person die at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OUTHH)where he was rescued to by Ogun State Ambulance and Emergency Services, (OGSAES),” he said.
Penpushing also reports that, Akinbiyi said the victims were taken to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital(OOUTH) and Idera hospital Sagamu, and commiserated with the families of the deceased and admonished motorists to make safety their watchword by not exceeding speed limits and avoiding the use of expired tyres.
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