By Oluwatoyin Adegoke

Five persons have died while ten others sustained injuries in a lone road traffic crash at Iyana Egbado along the Abeokuta–Lagos Expressway in Ogun State.

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Sector Command, said the accident involved a white Mazda E2000 bus with registration number KRD 809 XC.

The Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr Afolabi Odunsi, said 20 persons comprising six adult males, 11 adult females, one male child and two female children were involved in the crash.

Mr Odunsi explained that the deceased included one adult male, two adult females, one male child and one female child, while ten other victims sustained varying degrees of injuries and five escaped unhurt.

He attributed the crash to excessive speeding and overloading, noting that the road was in good condition while the weather was cloudy at the time of the incident.

According to him, emergency responders took the injured victims to General Hospital, Ifo for treatment, while officials deposited the bodies of the deceased at the hospital’s morgue.

The Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Oludare Ogunjobi, sympathised with the families of the victims and urged motorists to avoid speeding, overloading and other traffic violations.

Mr Ogunjobi also stressed the need for strict compliance with traffic regulations, especially during the festive period, noting that road safety remains a shared responsibility.

Edited by Maxwell Oyekunle

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