LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Local divers have recovered two more bodies from Omo River in Ogun State following a crash along Ijebu Ode-Ore Expressway.
Punch earlier reported that the State sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) had confirmed the death of three passengers after a bus plunged into Omo River along the Ijebu Ode/Ore Expressway while another person was injured.
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Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, who told journalists that the lone crash involved a Toyota Sienna bus marked APP830HX, had said three male occupants died, while one injured person was taken to Hope Clinic J4 for medical attention.
Okpe also said the accident was caused by speeding which led to loss of control before the vehicle plunged into the river.
Confirming the latest development, Okpe disclosed that two more bodies had been recovered from the river by local divers, bringing the total of death recorded to five.
“Two additional dead bodies were found by local divers on Monday,” she said.