Driver, conductor dead,10 passengers injured after bus tumbles on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

Two persons were declared dead, while 10 others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mazda bus at Danliti Ayetoro area on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Monday explained that the accident occurred around 11am, saying that it was caused by excessive speeding.

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“The accident was caused by excessive speeding which resulted into loss of control. Four female and eight males were involved in the accident but the driver and the conductor died,” he said.

He noted that the commercial bus with registration number DDA 729 XA lost control and somersaulted, which resulted in the death of the two persons.

The spokesperson noted that the injured were taken to Famobic Hospital, Lotto in Mowe, while the families of the dead were already at the hospital to claim the bodies.

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