ABEOKUTA – It was a tragic incident in the early hours of Thursday 4th July, 2019 as three persons were confirmed dead while 11 others sustained injuries as a yellow colored Mazda E220 commercial vehicle plunged into Ososa River on the Ijebu Ode – Sagamu Expressway.
Mr Clement Oladele, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident to Tropic Reporters in Abeokuta on Thursday.
Oladele said that the accident occurred around 10:32am on Thursday and attributed the cause of the crash to mechanical deficiency with the bus that took off from Ijebu-Ode Motor Park for Lagos which led to the bus losing its control and plunged into the river.
Oladele said, “A total of 14 people comprising of five male adult and nine female adult were involved in the fatal crash. 11 people were injured while three persons which included one male and two female died in the lone fatal crash.”
Oladele added that the injured victims were rescued to the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode and the corpses of the dead victims were deposited at the same hospital Mortuary.
He noted that efforts were currently being intensified to remove the plunged Mazda bus from the river.
The FRSC boss commiserated with the families of the crash victims and advised vehicle operators across the state to put their vehicles in good condition before embarking on any trip and urged them to be cautious during the rainy season to avoid road traffic crashes.
