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No fewer than five persons including two girls have been burnt to death after a bus caught fire while on a motion on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the crash occurred on Wednesday at about 08:38am , opposite Tabiorah Church, Ogere, Ogun State.
An eye witness told PLATFORM TIMES that 14 persons who comprised seven men, four women, a boy and two girls were in the Toyota Hiace bus marked KAA601XA, at the time of the incident.
The Ogun State Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, disclosed that ”the suspected cause of the lone crash was mechanical deficiency which resulted to fire out break while the vehicle was still on motion.”
Okpe said the deceased victims include two male adults, one female adults and two girls.
She added that nine persons – five male adults, three female adults and a boy.
The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, while the corpses were deposited at FOS Mogue in Ipara, Okpe disclosed.
“The Sector Commander is deeply pained by the unfortunate incident and wishes the families of the deceased the strength to bear their losses.
“He also advised motorists to always put their vehicles in good condition before planning for any trip,” Okpe said.
