Not more than 17 persons were reportedly burnt to death after a petrol tanker caught fire on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State on Friday.
The incident was confirmed by Florence Okpe, spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State.
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Okpe said that the accident happened around 5:00am on Friday, before Isara bridge.
According to her, 14 of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition, adding that the FRSC operatives were able to identify one man, one woman, and a girl.
She said “the total number of people involved is not ascertained, but a total of 17 bodies ( killed) have been identified.
“One male, one female, and one female child only have been identified, while others were burnt beyond recognition.”
Okpe explained that the tanker had a head-on collision with a Mazda bus marked, ZT728 KLD.
She said “the suspected causes of the fatal crash were route violation and dangerous driving, which resulted to head-on collision and fire outbreak.
Meanwhile, the Ogun FRSC Sector Commander, Ahmed Umar, has described the crash as an avoidable one, urging caution and obedience to traffic rules and regulations.
Umar commiserated with the families of the victims, enjoining them to contact the FRSC office in Ogere for more information about the crash.