7 lives lost in fatal accident

A ghastly car accident along the Lagos-Ore-Benin Expressway, has claimed the lives of 7 people and left 17 others injured.

Premium Times reports that an eyewitness said a Toyota Hummer bus with registration number, BDG 789 XJ which was carrying  passengers returning from Christmas holidays, hit a Mazda bus.

The Ogun State sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Adegoke Adetunji also confirmed the incident, adding that it was as a result of over-speeding.

Adetunji also said some survivors were carried to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu for close observation.