An early morning multiple road crash has claimed the Seventeen liveswith 14 of them burnt beyond recognition by Isara bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

Report indicate that the tanker belonging to the Dangote Group, carrying petrol exploded at about 5am, Friday, after colliding with a Mazda bus with registration number ZT728 KLD and another tanker.

Superintendent Route Commander(SRC) Florence Okpe, who is the FRSC Public Education Officer, Ogun Sector Command, Florence Okpe, attributed the cause of the accident to route violation and dangerous driving, which resulted to the head-on collision and fire outbreak.

“The total number of people involved is not ascertained but a total 17 bodies ( killed) have been identified. One male, a female and a female child only have been identified while others were burnt beyond recognition and no injury sustained.”

”A total of two vehicles were involved with registration numbers ZT728 KLD a Mazda Bus and unknown vehicle of
unknown make (Tanker).”

“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were Route violation and Dangerous driving which resulted to head on collision and fire out break.”

“The vehicles are partially obstructing the service lane. The Nigeria Police Isara and the FOS Morgue by services Isara have been informed. FRSC personnel from Ogere are on ground managing the situation

Ogun State Spokesperson of the FRSC, Florence Okpe, said 14 of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition, adding that the FRSC was able to identify one man, one woman, and a girl.

“The total number of people involved is not ascertained, but a total of 17 bodies have been identified.

“One male, one female, and one female child only have been identified, while others were burnt beyond recognition and no injury sustained.”

“The suspected causes of the fatal crash were route violation and dangerous driving, which resulted in a head-on collision and fire outbreak,” Okpe stated.

Ogun State sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), disclosed that the Isara Police Division and FOS morgue had been notified ahead of planned evacuation of the deceased.

The Sector Commander, who commiserated with family of the victim’s, described the crash as an avoidable one if one of the drivers had obeyed traffic rules and regulations.