Two dead, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan highway crash

<p>Two persons died in a road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ogun State, on Saturday.</p>, <p>Three others were also said to have sustained various degrees of injuries in the auto accident, which occurred at about 5:16 pm on the popular Lagos-Ibadan way, around Sandcrate in Ogun.</p>, <p>The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said in a statement on Sunday that four male adults and four female adults were involved in the crash.</p>, <p>According to the statement signed by the FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe, one male adult and two female adults were injured.</p>, <p>“Two were recorded dead from the fatal crash, one male adult and one female adult,” she stated.</p>, <p>She stated that the lone crash involved a Toyota bus, with registration number, LND537XA.</p>, <p>“The suspected causes of the lone crash were speed tyre burst and loss of control.</p>, <p>“The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital Ogere and the corpses were deposited at FOS morgue, Ipara,” she stated.</p>, <p>Meanwhile, the Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ogun State, Anthony Uga, had expressed pain over the crashes on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, blaming drivers for refusing to drive within the stipulated speed limit.</p>, <p>Uga sympathised with the families of the victims, advising passengers to report any erring driver by calling the Toll-free number, 122.</p>