Atleast 16 passengers have been confirmed to have died and five others sustained varying degrees of injuries during an auto crash that occurred in Epe Local Government, Lagos State.
As gathered, 23 male passengers were involved in the accident and of this number, two escaped unhurt while five were rushed to the hospital by the Federal Road Safety Corps, Lagos Command, and 16 died.
It was learnt that the accident occurred at about 3 am on Tuesday when the commercial vehicle conveying the passengers and an articulated truck collided and their vehicle went up in flames.
Eye witnesses at the scene narrated that the commercial bus and the truck were razed before rescue operation arrived at the scene to prevent further tragedy around the axis.
Confirming the tragedy, the FRSC Public Education Officer of the command, Olabisi Sonusi, disclosed that preliminary investigations revealed that the accident occurred due to impaired visibility and reckless driving from both drivers.
