According to the reporter, the incident happened around 6:30 pm at the end of Alapako on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. He further explains that the accident was caused by the bus driver when trying to overtake the Jeep.
“The accident involved 19 people, 18 people died while one person was seriously injured.
”The Commercial Bus with registration number GGE 873 XU was trying to overtake a vehicle in front before colliding with the Ford Explorer Jeep with registration number KJA 278 DS coming from the opposite direction.
“All the 18 passengers in the bus died while the driver in the Jeep, the only occupant, sustained injury.
”Seven of the dead passengers were evacuated by our officers and their remains deposited at FOS Mortuary, Ipara-Remo, while the remains of another three people who were initially injured but died later, were deposited at Isara General Hospital,” said Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi
According to Trace spokesman, the bodies of the remaining eight passengers were evacuated by the officials and could not confirm where they were taken to, also he said that the vehicles involved had been taken to the police station
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