FRSC speaks on 17 burnt to death in Lagos-Ibadan road crash, warns against night trips

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has warned road users to avoid night journeys due to poor visibility, excessive speed and other unhealthy driving behaviours associated with driving during the dark hours on Nigerian roads.

He gave the warning following the multiple fatal crash that occured on Saturday July 2 around the Ishara bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

According to a statement on Sunday by Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer at the FRSC, the accident involved three vehicles with a total of 25 persons, 17 of who were burnt beyond recognition.

It states, “Out of the above numbers, 18 people were killed while seven persons comprising five male adults, one female adult and one male child sustained various degrees of injuries.

“The investigation further revealed that the main causes of the crash involving the three vehicles identified as two Mazda busses and a Previa bus are, route violation and speed violation.

“As at rescue time, four more charred bodies were found while clearing the obstructions, including an unburnt victim was also found on Lagos-Ibadan expressway opposite the crash scene.”

It added that the FRSC rescue team had cleared the obstructions and restored free flow of traffic on the route.

“Commuters are advised to always plan their trips and ensure that their journey fall within day time so as to minimise the level of casualties recorded as a result of night trips,” the statement said.