Nine passengers were burnt beyond recognition
after fire gutted a Lagos-bound commercial bus on Warewa Long Bridge on the
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State on Saturday.
PUNCH Metro learnt that nine others
sustained injuries in the accident which occurred around 4pm.
Although police sources said six persons had lost
their lives, the Federal Road Safety Corps said nine passengers were killed.
It was learnt that the yellow Mazda bus was
filled to capacity when the accident occurred.
The sector commander, FRSC, Chidi Nkwonta, told PUNCH
Metro that the cause of the accident had yet to be ascertained but investigations
were ongoing. Nkwonta said the bus was heading from the Ibafo area of Ogun
State.
He said, “The accident was a lone crash.
According to first-hand information, the bus was coming from Ibafo in Ogun
State and heading to Ketu in Lagos when the accident occurred. Nine people were
injured while nine were burnt beyond recognition.
“The injured persons have been rushed to the
Accident and Emergency Centre, Ojota. Investigations are ongoing.”
It was learnt that the accident caused traffic
congestion for several hours as traffic and rescue officials cordoned off the
affected portion of the road to evacuate the vehicle.
A police source told our correspondent that six
burnt corpses had been conveyed to the Sagamu General Hospital Mortuary.
It was, however, learnt that family members of
the deceased persons had yet to be notified about the corpses.
“The corpses as well as items one could have used
in identifying the corpses were burnt. So, we are stuck. People should feel
free to walk into the mortuary and check for missing loved ones,” a police
source said.
Meanwhile, four people lost their lives in the
Epe area of Lagos State on Saturday following a head-on collision between two
vehicles. A woman was also said to have sustained injuries.
Nkwonta said, “Four men lost their lives in
another accident between Ajah and Epe following a head-on collision around
2.59pm on Saturday between a Jeep and an Opel Vectra car.”
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