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Boxing Day: Two die, 15 injured in Lagos-Ibadan expressway auto crash

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The Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of two people and 15 others injured in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State.

The spokesperson for FRSC in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident on Thursday in Abeokuta.

Okpe noted that the accident occurred at 4:34 p.m. on Thursday.

She explained that the incident was caused by tyre burst, which resulted in the loss of control, saying that the bus somersaulted and crashed.

Okpe said that 18 people were in the bus marked LSR 585 YH, including nine men, five women, two boys, and two girls. The FRSC spokesperson said that 15 people who got injured comprised eight men, four women, two boys, and one girl, while two people died, comprising one man and a woman.

She explained that the injured victims were taken to PATMAG Hospital, Ogere,  while the deceased were deposited at the State General Hospital morgue, Isara. She explained that the injured victims were taken to PATMAG Hospital, Ogere,  while the deceased were deposited at the State General Hospital morgue, Isara.

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