9 feared dead on Lagos/Ibadan road accident
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by abiodun lawal1 no fewer than nine persons were feared dead on tuesday in an accident involving a mercedes-benz marcopolo bus and an iveco truck at aseese area on the lagosibadan expressway1 mr clement oladele ogun sector commander federal road safety corps confirmed the figure to the news agency of nigeria nan in abeokuta1 oladele said that the accident was caused by speeding by the driver of the bus marked smk 867 xg1 he said that the bus lost control and collided with the parked truck with registration number aaa xp at 530am1 a total of 42 persons were involved in the accident they comprised 34 males and eight females1 three male and two female adults were injured while seven male and two female adults died he said1 the sector commander told nan that the injured victims were taken to a nearby hospital while the corpses were deposited at the olabisi onabanjo university teaching hospital mortuary sagamu ogun1