Ghastly motor accident along lagos-ibadan way

Not less than six persons lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident that occurred around Kilometre 15, quarry area of Ibadan-Lagos Expressway around 5:36pm yesterday. Also, 21 persons reported­ly sustained  injury in the auto crash.

The accident which involves two Mazda commercial buses with registration num­bers EKY 59 XR, AME 384 XA; and one Mercedes Benz Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with registration number EKY 111 BL.

An eyewitness re­vealed that the three vehicles were going to Lagos from Ibadan before the incident occurred. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo command, Mr. Seun Onijala, who confirmed the incident said the accident was as a re­sult of  overtaking.

He said the dead passengers had been deposited at the Adeoyo Hospital morgue, Ibadan, while the injured victims were taken to Ibadan Cen­tral Hospital for treatment.