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January 11, 2018

10 die in Lagos-Ibadan road accident

10 die in Lagos-Ibadan road accident

Accident scene where APC Chairman candidate, Sakiru Alabi Balogun died in auto crash

By Daud Olatunji

ABEOKUTA—Ten persons lost their lives in an auto crash at the Alapako-Ogunmakin stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, yesterday.

Vanguard gathered that the accident involved a Ford bus with number plates BDJ410YM and an IVECO truck.

The Route Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Command, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the accident, said the victims included seven men and three women.

She stated that the only survivor was taken to a hospital in Ogunmakin, while the remains of the dead victims were kept at FOS morgue, Ipara, Ogun State.

Okpe added that the FRSC rescue team recovered N151,340, ten mobile phones and goods worth several thousands of Naira at the accident scene.

 

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