NATION
Travelers perish in collision
Some travelers have died in a collision involving a Toyota Sienna (marked, BWR762PV) and a Mazda bus (marked, BDN18 LG), along the Sapade Bridge, Remo, in Ogun State.
Some other passengers reportedly burned to death in the Thursday incident.
Florence Okpe, who speaks for the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Command, said the burnt travellers were “beyond recognition.â€
She added, “The suspected causes of the fatal crash were speed and route violation on the part of the Sienna bus which followed one-way and collided with the Mazda bus and unfortunately there was a fire outbreak.
“The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere for medical attention and some to Idera Hospital, Sagamu.â€