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OGUN: 3 feared dead, 11 others injured in ghastly auto crash

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OGUN: 3 feared dead, 11 others injured in ghastly auto crash

Tragedy struck at Sowo village in Ogun State when an auto crash involving a white Mazda bus and a truck claimed no less than three lives.

Reports say 11 other victims sustained varying degrees of injuries following the incident which was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer of the state’s Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Tunde Akinbiyi.

He said in a statement, that the accident which was caused by the truck driver who was making a U-turn before the commercial bus rammed into it, happened around 7:30pm on Saturday.

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Akinbiyi said, “The commercial bus with registration number AAA 45 XS left Kuto Park in Abeokuta and was heading for Ketu in Lagos through the Abeokuta-Kobape-Siun-Sagamu/Interchange Expressway when the accident occurred.

“The truck with registration number XS 764 AGL caused the accident by making an illegal U-turn and with no illumination (full light) to indicate that a vehicle is making a U-turn, before the bus ram into it.”

He added, “Fourteen passengers were in the bus, eight female and six male. Three men died while eight women and three men sustained varying degrees of injury.”

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