LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- A yet-to-be-identified person has reportedly died in a Volkswagen bus accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The incident which occurred on 4 June, in the Warewa area of the Long Bridge inward Ibadan, is said to have left eight others injured.
Punch Metro gathered that the accident occurred due to overspeeding on the part of the driver of the vehicle with the number plate APP 47 YA.
The vehicle conveying 10 persons was said to have somersaulted along the Long Bridge when the driver lost control.
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An eyewitness, Gambo Sule, said: “I was here when this thing happened, and I saw the bus somersaulting. Some people rescued the bus passengers. Many of the passengers had just a few injuries. Policemen and the FRSC officials later came and took the injured people to the hospital.”
Another eyewitness, Seyi Oladapo, also said: “Many of the passengers were injured, but one of them died. The police and the FRSC stationed at Warewa came and took the injured passengers and the corpse to the hospital.”
The Public Relations Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Sector, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident in an interview, attributing it to speeding.
“10 adult males were involved in the accident, and one of them died while eight others were injured. The FRSC officials went there immediately, and they moved the injured victims to the hospital. The corpse was also taken to the mortuary,” she said.
