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7 die, several Injured as Bus Crashed into a Tanker Along Lagos-Ibadan

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The new year turn to a mourning mood for some families yesterday as seven persons met their untimely death on Sunday while traveling along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.



Sixteen other passengers were confirmed to have sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus and Mack tanker a few meters from Gofamint.

The Toyota Hiace bus had registration number AKD 693 XW while the Mack tanker had GZA 215 XA.

The ghastly accident was confirmed by the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State, Ahmed Umar through the command’s spokesperson Florence Okpe.

The sector commander noted that the accident happened at 4:10 pm as a result of excessive speed on the part of the bus driver, whose name was not identified immediately.

He was believed to have lost control and rammed into the tanker from behind.

About 25 persons were involved in the accident comprising 17 male adults and eight female adults.

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