Late-night accident claims 7 lives, Injures 3 on Lagos/Ibadan expressway

No fewer than seven persons have been confirmed dead in a late-night accident along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The accident, which involved two vehicles with no registration numbers, also left three others injured on Sunday in the Ogere axis of the highway.

Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident on Monday.

According to the command’s spokesperson, Florence Okpe, the suspected cause of the crash was a route violation.

Okpe explained that the two vehicles involved had a head-on collision due to a one-way drive and this resulted in a fire outbreak.

“A total of 10 persons were involved, three injured while the other seven were burnt beyond recognition only to be identified with skulls,” she  said

She added that the injured victims have been taken to Victory Hospital Ogere, Ogun State.

The Sector Commander of FRSC in the state, Ahmed Umar, however cautioned motorists to desist from driving against traffic.

He  commiserated with the family members of the victims, asking them to contact the FRSC office in Ogunmakin Area for more information about the injured persons.