Another black Saturday on Ogun Expressway - 33 die in Ogun crash

No fewer than 33 people were feared dead yesterday, when a luxury bus conveying them plunged into a river at J4 area, along the Ogbere axis of Sagamu-Ore-Benin Expressway.

Three persons, including a pregnant woman, however, survived the incident, which occured about noon.

The Nigerian Compass on Saturday learnt that the vehicle was still in the river as at 6:30 p.m. while rescue efforts were being intensified to find other bodies possible survivors.

Sources said the bus, loaded with an unknown number of passengers, veered off a dual-carriage bridge on the expressway, before plunging into the river.

It was not known where the bus was coming from or heading to as at press time.

Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) were moblised to the scene immediately after the accident.

FRSC Unit Commander, Ijebu-Ode, Mr. Seidu Osilama, confirmed the accident, yesterday.

Osilama could, however, not ascertain the number of casualties, saying rescue measures were being put in place to use local divers and cranes to bring out the bus and possible survivors inside the water.

It was gathered that the pregnant woman, who escaped death in the mishap, hung on a tree.

Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi, could not be reached for comment on the incident

Saturday 20 October 2012

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