5 Killed, 12 Injured As Sleeping Driver Rams Into Truck
An accident that occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Tuesday left at least, five people dead, with 12 others sustaining varying degrees of injuries.
The accident, which occurred a distance away from Foursquare along the highway, involved a Mazda bus with registration number, SMK 685 YG and a truck marked, ZE 121 0G.
Confirming the accident, the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command, Florence Okpe, told journalists in Abeokuta, that the accident was caused by the driver of the Mazda bus who lost control of the wheels while sleeping.
“A total of 18 people, comprising 10 male adults and eight female adults, were involved in the accident. Twelve people were injured, and unfortunately, five people were recorded dead in the crash.
“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were tyre bursts, speed, and fatigue, which led to the loss of control because the driver slept off on the wheels and rammed into a moving truck.
“The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, while corpses were deposited at FOS Morgue Ipara,” Okpe said.
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