One person has died while ten others sustained serious injuries in a lone accident on the Saapade bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Sector Command, Mrs Florence Okpe made this known in a statement in Abeokuta.
The statement indicated that, the accident which involved a white-coloured Mazda Bus with registration number GGE 858 XY, was caused by excessive speed, tyre burst and loss of control.
According to the statement, ” A total of 17 people are involved which comprises eight men, seven women and two children .
“Unfortunately, one woman died while 10 people including two men, six women and two children, sustained injuries.
It said that the injured victims were taken to a private Hospital in Ogere for medical attention while the deceased was deposited at a private Morgue in Ipara.
In a reaction, the Ogun Sector Commander, Mr Akinwumi Fasakin advised motorists to always pay more attention to tyres by checking the expiry date and avoiding substandard tyres, stating that tyre burst on a controlled speed would have been handled better.
PR/Adebola Ajayi
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