Ten people have been confirmed dead in a predawn auto accident that occured on Saturday at Oniworo stretch of Lagos -Ibadan expressway.
The accident which happened around 4.30am also left two persons with varying degree of injuries while seven others came out of the wreckage unhurt.
It was learnt that a total of 19 persons were involved in the crash which comprised of 13 male adults and six female adults.
Witnesses said the driver of a Toyota hiace bus with registration number KLD539XA lost control of the wheels and rammed into the rear of an unmarked Mack container truck that parked by the roadside.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesman of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps(TRACE) who confirmed the accident, attributed the cause to road obstruction on the part of the truck and excessive speed by the driver of the Toyota bus which led to loss of control and ramming into the truck at the rear.
Akinbiyi added that the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital Ogere for medical attention while the remains of the dead were deposited at FOS morgue Ipara.
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