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Driver escapes, 7 burnt to death as bus burst into flames on Sagamu-Benin expressway
Over seven people were burnt to death on Wednesday when a Mazda bus suddenly burst into flames few meters before Odogbolu on the Sagamu-Benin expressway. The driver of the bus escaped.
The Spokesman of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun State, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said in Abeokuta that seven others sustained injuries in the accident that occurred at 2.50 p.m.
According to him, the bus marked AGL 886 YD suddenly burst into flames due to an engine overflow.
He said that seven females died while seven others sustained injuries in the lone fatal crash
“According to an eyewitness account, the car was coming from Kosofe area of Lagos inbound Epe for a Church revival to usher in the new year when it’s engine suddenly caught fire.
“The number of passengers in the commercial bus was 15, out of which seven females were burnt to death and seven others were seriously burnt.
“However, the driver of the bus escaped,” he explained.
The TRACE spokesperson said that the injured victims were taken to Ijebu Ode General Hospital for treatment.
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