Driver Unhurt As Seven Burn To Death In Sagamu-Benin Expressway Accident

Driver Unhurt As Seven Burn To Death In Sagamu-Benin Expressway Accident

According to emergency officials, seven people were burned to death along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway on Wednesday.

The accident happened at the expressway’s Odogbolu interchange after a Mazda bus with the registration number AGL 886 YD burst into flames due to engine oil overflow.

The latest accident was confirmed to journalists in Abeokuta by the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE).

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TRACE spokesman Babatunde Akinbiyi said seven others were injured in the single accident, which happened around 2:50 p.m.

He explained that the victims were worshippers traveling from Lagos State’s Kosofe area to Epe for a church revival.

Akinbiyi provided a breakdown of the victims, stating that there were 15 passengers, one male adult and 14 females. However, only the bus driver was unharmed.

“According to eyewitness accounts, the bus burst into flames suddenly due to engine oil overflow,” he said.

“The number of passengers in the commercial bus was 15, out of which seven females were burnt to death, while the remaining seven were seriously burnt and taken to Ijebu-Ode General Hospital for treatment. The accidented Mazda bus has been taken to Odogbolu Motor Traffic Division.”

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