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16 persons were reportedly burnt to death on Tuesday in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus at Buhari Estate axis on the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway.
The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement in Abeokuta.
Okpe explained that the accident occurred at 1:00p.m and it involved a Mazda bus marked KJA 949 YJ, traveling from Ibadan via Abeokuta to Ota in Ogun State.
She explained that the accident was caused by fire outbreak in the vehicle, saying that the vehicle was also having a filled gas cylinder in it, which led to explosion .
She added that 21 people were involved in the accident, 16 died with three sustaining varying degrees injuries.
“The genders of the victims could not be ascertained at the scene because they were burnt beyond recognition.
“A total of 16 people were killed in the crash while three sustained varying degree of injuries,” she said.
Okpe added that the injured victims were taken to Federal Medical Centre, Idi Aba, Abeokuta while the corpses were still at the scene waiting for evacuation, as at the time of filing this report.
“The Sector Commander, Akinwumi Fasakin , quickly moved to the crash scene with his team for rescue operation but he was not pleased with the occurrence.
“The driver should have objected to carrying a cylinder filled with gas.
“He stated that highly flammable items should be transported with care and by designated vehicles driven by trained drivers only,” Okpe stated.
Okpe said that the sector commander advised motorists and passengers to put safety first while using the roads.
