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Two dead, 14 injured in Ogun auto crash
Two persons were confirmed dead and 14 others injured in an auto crash along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Babatunde Farinloye, who confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta, said a commercial bus and a trailer were involved in the crash.
“Two people died and 14 persons were injured,” Farinloye said.
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He added that the accident occurred at about 7:00 p.m. when the fully loaded 18-seater bus with a plate number AKD-11-XA tried to avoid the traffic at Berger inward Ogun, and diverted to a one-way route.
The bus, however, split into two after it collided with the oncoming trailer close to Kara Bridge.
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