Two female nurses have lost their lives after a bus conveying them to a party in Abeokuta with 15 other colleagues somersaulted.
Reports say that the bus, fully loaded with all female nurses was taking them to a party organised by their matron when it crashed on Sunday on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
Besides the two nurses who lost their lives, 10 others sustained various degrees of injuries.
The Toyota Hiace with registration number OG49A07 somersaulted at Akinle Village in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The deceased are said to be staff of Ademola Hospital, Ijemo and General Hospital, Ijaye, both in Abeaokuta.
The accident has been confirmed by the spokesperson for Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi.
Akinbiyi, in a statement said that one of the survivors of the crash had accused the driver of speeding and using a mobile phone while driving at a sharp bend.
He added that the driver eventually lost control, causing the bus to somersault several times, leaving casualties and fatalities in its wake.
In his words, “According to one of the survivors, the driver was speeding and was as well using his cellphone while driving at a bend. He lost control and the bus somersaulted several times.
“The injured victims were rescued to Hope Hospital, Adigbe, before our arrival. The dead bodies have been deposited at the Ijaye morgue.
“The occupants in the bus were nurses who were all heading to a party to honour the matron of one of the hospitals in Abeokuta.
“The two dead victims are also nurses in One Ademola Hospital and General Hospital, Ijaye.
“While TRACE Corps commiserates with the family of the victims, motorists are again enjoined to avoid over speeding, especially during the rain, as well as the use of mobile phone, due to its distraction and attendant consequences.”
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