Fourteen passengers were burnt to death in an accident that occurred on Thursday night on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The accident happened around 10:20pm on the Lagos-bound side of the Long bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Obafemi/Owode Local Government.
The road crash involved a silver Toyota RAV 4, with registration number, LND 13 GS, a silver Toyota Camry marked, GGE 369 GJ and a burnt Mazda bus with unidentified number.
MSN learnt that the driver of the commercial bus was overtaking the Toyota Camry when he discovered too late that a Toyota Rav 4 was parked in the middle of the road.
The bus collided with the stationary car, lost its balance and rolled over before bursting into flames.
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) spokesman, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed this.
Akinbiyi said 14 passengers including three children were confirmed burnt to death “in the unfortunate ghastly auto crash.”
“In all, 17 passengers were in the bus when the crash happened, with three seriously injured, and 14 burnt beyond recognition, among which are three kids,” he added.
According to him, TRACE operatives and other security agencies on ground rescued two victims to the Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre and one other to the General Hospital at Gbagada.
