No fewer than 17 persons have been killed on Friday in an accident involving a Mazda and a tanker at Isara Bridge along Lagos- Ibadan Expressway.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps( FRSC) in Ogun state, Mr. Ahmed Umar confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta
Umar said that the accident occurred at about 5am , adding that the number of people involved in the accident cannot be immediately ascertained.
He said that the accident was caused by route violation and dangerous driving, which resulted in a head-on collision and thereafter fore outbreak.
He stated that the command could not really ascertain which of the vehicles was at fault, adding that the bus was coming from Lagos, while the tanker was coming from Ibadan.
He said that the two vehicles involved are a Mazda bus marked ZT 28 KLD and a tanker, whose vehicle make was unknown.
The FRSC boss added that only one male, one female and one girl-child could be identified.
He noted that the vehicles were partially obstructing the service lane. The sector commander described the crash as an avoidable one.
He commiserated with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact FRSC Ogere for more information about the crash.
