No fewer than 17 people have been confirmed dead and burnt beyond recognition today, Friday, February 19, in a fatal crash that occurred in Isaara Bridge, along Lagos-ibadan Expressway.
The two vehicles involved were: Mazda bus with registration number ZT728 KLD and a tanker without number.
The victims involved one male and 16 females.
The suspected causes of the fatal crash, according to Ogun State Public Enlightenment Officer of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) SRC Florence Okpe were Route violation and Dangerous driving which resulted to head on collision and fire out break.
she said the vehicles are partially obstructing the service lane, saying Nigeria Police Isara and fire service are on ground working assiduously to ensure safety of other road users.
Ogun FRSC Sector Commander, Ahmed Umar, described the crash as an avoidable one, if cautions were put in place and traffic rules and regulations were obeyed.
He Commiserated with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact FRSC OGERE for more information about the crash.
