Seven women burnt to death as bus explodes on Sagamu-Benin expressway
Story from Fa’izatu Aliyu DOMA, Abuja
A bus exploded around Odogbolu junction on the Sagamu- Benin Expressway in ijebu- ode,Ogun State burning seven(7) women to death, while seven(7) others sustained varying degrees of injury on Wednesday.
It was gathered that a Mazda bus with marked AGL886YD, carrying 15 passengers suddenly burst into flames due to engine oil overflow along the highway.
The spokesman of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps in Ogun State, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident.
Akinbiyi said the incident occured on Wednesday at 2:50pm. According to him, the corps learnt from an eyewitness that the lone fatal crash was coming from Kosofe area of Lagos inbound Epe for a church revival when its engine suddenly caught fire.
He said, “ While there were 15 passengers in the commercial bus, seven females burnt to death, while the remaining seven were seriously burnt and taken to Ijebu-Ode General Hospital for treatment.
“However, the driver of the bus escaped. The accidented Mazda bus has been taken to Odogbolu Motor Traffic Division.”
Akinbiyi while commiserating with the families of the deceased, urged motorists to please maintain and service their vehicles regularly to avoid such incident.
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