How 16 burnt to death as gas cylinder explodes in vehicle
NO fewer than 16 persons, lost their lives, while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in a lone accident that occurred at Buhari Estate, along the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway, Abeokuta. The Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in a statement, through its Public Education Officer, Florence Okpe, in Abeokuta, Ogun State, said 21 persons were involved in the crash. The statement reads: "A fatal crash occurred at Buhari Estate, along the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway, Abeokuta, Ogun State, this afternoon, at about 1300hrs. "Rescue operation was carried out by operatives of RS2.2 Abeokuta Sector Command at the scene. A total of 21 people were involved in the crash. The genders of the victims couldn't be ascertained at the scene because they were burnt beyond recognition. "A total of 16 persons were killed in the crash, while three sustained various degrees of injuries. The injured victims were taken to Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta, while the co...