Uyai-Abasi Etido
Another controversies surrendering auto crash has taken a new dimension as seven persons were burnt to death while 14 others sustained injuries in a road accident around OPIC , Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
According to the Public Relations Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mrs. Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident in Abeokuta, the incident occurred at 10:45 a.m., yesterday, stated that the accident was caused by excessive speeding and brake failure, which led to the loss of control, saying the vehicle hit the road divider, somersaulted and went up in flames.
She noted that 22 persons were involved in the accident which comprised seven men, eight women, four male children and three female children.
Okpe added that 14 people were injured comprising four men, five women, two male children and three female children.
The FRSC public education officer said the seven persons burnt to death were two men, three women and two children.
“The vehicle involved in the accident had number plate BDG 993 YG, a Mazda bus,” she said.
Okpe explained that the injured were taken to Lagos State Accident Emergency Centre, Ojota, while the deceased were deposited at Olabisi Onabajo University Teaching Hospital, OOUTH, morgue, Sagamu.
She commiserated with the families of the victims, while also advising motorists to shun speed and always have a routine vehicle check for good maintenance and replacement of any defect.
