[NEWS] FIVE BURNT TO DEATH

AT LEAST FIVE PASSENGERS DIED AFTER A COMMERCIAL BUS THEY WERE TRAVELLING IN CRASHED INTO A MEDIUM AND WENT UP IN FLAMES AT ONIGARI, A BORDER TOWN BETWEEN OGUN AND OYO STATES ON THE LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY.

TEN OTHER PERSONS SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE LONE CRASH WHICH EMERGENCY OFFICIALS BLAMED ON SPEEDING.

IT WAS LEARNT THAT THE EIGHTEEN -SEATER BUS EN ROUTE FROM SOKOTO STATE HAD STOPPED BY IN IBADAN, OYO STATE, TO PICK SOME PASSENGERS LOST CONTROL AND RAN INTO THE MEDIAN

THE FRSC SECTOR COMMANDER IN THE STATE, CLEMENT OLADELE, WHO CONFIRMED THE CASUALTIES, SAID A TOTAL OF 10 MALE ADULTS SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE CRASH BUT FIVE OF THE PASSENGERS UNFORTUNATELY DIED FROM THE CRASH COMPRISING FOUR MALE ADULTS AND ONE FEMALE ADULT.