Two persons were confirmed dead while 10 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident at the Kara turning section on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Friday.
Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Okpe noted that the accident occured at 8:32am and it involved a Mazda bus marked XV 945 EPE and an unregistered Howo Sino truck.
She stated that the accident was caused by route violation and dangerous driving on the part of the bus driver who ran into the truck
The FRSC public education officer said that 14 people were involved in the accident, saying that two people died instantly, 10 injured and two unhurt.
Okpe explained that the injured victims had been taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe while the deceased were deposited at Idera mortuary, Sagamu.
She quoted the state Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, to have admonished drivers to shun all forms of driving against traffic (one way) and exercise caution while driving in order to avoid endangering their lives and the lives of other road users.
Uga reiterated that FRSC still remained committed to creating a safer motoring environment, service delivery and sought for the cooperation of all and sundry .
