Two people died and 15 others were injured in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus at Saapade on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Gatekeepers News reports that Spokesperson of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun state, Mrs Florence Okpe confirmed the incident in a statement released in Abeokuta on Thursday.
The FRSC spokesperson noted that the accident which occurred at 4:34 p.m. on Thursday was caused by a tyre burst which resulted in the loss of control as the bus somersaulted and crashed.
Okpe said that eighteen people were in the bus marked LSR 585 YH, including, nine men, five women, two boys, and two girls. Fifteen people who got injured comprised eight men, four women, two boys, and one girl while a man and a woman died.
She added that the injured victims were taken to PATMAG Hospital, Ogere, while the deceased were deposited at the State General Hospital morgue, Isara.
She noted that the Sector Commander, Akinwunmi Fasakin advised motorists to pay more attention to their vehicles, especially during the period of high vehicular movement.
