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Auto-crash claims 2 lives, injures 15 on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway has killed two people and injured 15 others.
The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abeokuta.
Okpe, who noted that the accident occurred at 4:34 p.m. on Thursday, explained that the incident was caused by a tyre burst which resulted in the loss of control.
She said that the bus somersaulted and crashed.
According to her, 18 people were in the bus marked LSR 585 YH, involving nine men, five women, two boys and two girls.
The FRSC spokesperson said that 15 people who got injured comprised eight men, four women, two boys and one girl while two people died- one man and a woman.
She further explained that the injured victims were taken to PATMAG Hospital, Ogere, while the deceased were deposited at the State General Hospital morgue, Isara.
The FRSC spokesperson noted that the Sector Commander, Akinwunmi Fasakin advised motorists to pay more attention to their vehicles, especially during the period of high vehicular movement.
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