No fewer than 14 passengers , 11 adults and three
children were on Thursday night burnt to death in an accident around the
Long Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and
Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to
newsmen in Abeokuta on Friday morning.
Akinbiyi said the accident involved a silver Toyota
RAV 4 with registration number LND 13 GS, a silver Toyota Camry marked GGE 369
GJ, and a Mazda bus with an unidentified number.
The TRACE spokesman said the accident occurred at
8:20 pm on Thursday night.
He said that the commercial Mazda bus was allegedly
involved in wrongful overtaking before it hit a faulty Toyota RAV 4 that was
parked.
Akinbiyi said that 17 passengers were in the bus
when the accident happened, and 14 persons were burnt to death beyond
recognition.
“The burnt commercial bus was involved in wrongful
overtaking before it hit a stationary vehicle (Toyota RAV 4), parked in the
middle of the road due to breakdown, and also hit a Camry car.
“In the process, it lost control, somersaulting
severally before it burst into flames,” he said.
Akinbiyi said that two victims who sustained
injuries were rescued and taken to Lagos State Accident and Emergency Centre,
and one other to the General Hospital, Gbagada for treatment.
He commiserated with the families of the dead victims, warning drivers to desist from speeding, wrongful overtaking and attitude that exposed other road users to risk and danger.
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