22nd April, 2022
By Abiodun Lawal/Abeokuta
Two persons died and 12 were injured on Friday in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus, around Christopher University on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), said that the accident occurred at 1:10p.m.
It was caused by a burst tyre, which led to the driver losing control and the bus with registration number APP 417 XU somersaulting.
He said that 18 people, comprising of 15 male and three female were involved in the accident.
“According to witnesses, the commercial bus was outbound Lagos enroute Ibadan, before it experienced a tyre burst while on motion, lost control and then somersaulted, killing one of the passengers in the process.
“The second person died at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) where he was rescued to by Ogun State Ambulance and Emergency Services, (OGSAES),” he said.
Akinbiyi said that the victims were taken to OOUTH and Idera hospital Sagamu by men of the OGSAEC.
He commiserated with the families of the deceased and admonished motorists to make safety their watchword by not exceeding speed limits and avoiding the use of expired tyres