No less than 16 people have lost their lives in an autocrash involving a bus and a truck in Lagos State.

Officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in the state are said to have responded swiftly to the incident which happened on Tuesday morning along Alaro City, Epe area of the state.

The victims include 23 male adults out of which 16 died while 5 sustained serious injuries.

The FRSC Public Education Officer of the command, Olabisi Sonusi, confirmed in a statement made available to newsmen that the crash occurred at 03:00 am and was caused by impaired visibility and reckless driving.

The Road Safety official said the 5 injured victims were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for proper medical attention.

He said: “The vehicles involved in the crash were a white bus with Registration number KTN 262YJ and an Articulated truck (Registration Number unknown).

“FRSC operatives and other emergency management agencies are on the ground, ensuring prompt recovery and evacuation of all crashed vehicles.

“The Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps Lagos Sector Command Corps Commander Olusegun Ogungbemide, therefore, advised motorists to always avoid night journey because of impaired visibility at that hour.

He also called on motorists to always observe construction signage and speed limits at such zones.

“Ogungbemide is also using this medium to commiserate with the families of the deceased while wishing the injured quick recovery.”