A lone crash occurred on Saturday at approximately 2:58 pm near Saapade, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, resulting in one fatality and leaving 10 others seriously injured.
According to PUNCH report, the vehicle involved in the accident is a white Mazda bus with registration number GGE 858 XY.
The vehicle was said to have been travelling at high speed when one of its tyres burst, causing the driver to lose control and the vehicle to somersault.
This was make known in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, on Saturday.
Okpe said that the injured were taken to Patmag Hospital, Ogere, for medical care, while the body of the deceased was deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.
The statement reads, “A total of 17 people were involved in the accident, comprising eight male adults, seven female adults, one female child, and one male child. Sadly, one female adult was killed, while ten people were seriously injured (two male adults, six female adults, one male child, and one female child).
“The injured victims were taken to Patmag Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention, and the body of the deceased was deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara. The suspected causes of the crash were speed, tyre burst, and loss of control.”
