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Scene of the accident. NO fewer than seven persons were burnt to death while 14 others sustained injuries in a lone accident around OPIC on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, yesterday. Mrs. Florence Okpe, Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, adding that the incident occured at 10:45a.m., yesterday. The FRSC spokesperson said the accident was caused by excessive speeding and brake failure, which led to loss of control, saying the vehicle hit the road divider, somersaulted and went up in flames. She stated 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 numb...

Scene of the accident. *Couple sells one-month-old baby for N50,000 *NDLEA nabs pregnant woman with 1,441kg imported skunk in Lagos 4 died, 14 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway auto crash NO fewer than four persons lost their lives, while 14 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a truck at Lufwape on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Sunday, December 19, 2021. Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State, Mr. Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Umar said the incident occurred at 3:40p.m. and was caused by the driver of the truck, adding that the accident was as a result of excessive speed and dangerous driving on the part of the truck driver. He said 20 people were involved in the accident, comprising 12 males and eight females, adding that eight males and six females sustained injuries while two males and two females died in the accident. “The truck driver drove dangerously, which made the Mazda bus to lose contr...