A multiple auto crash has claimed the lives of 11 persons who were burnt to death near Isara Bridge, Ogere, off the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday night.
Seven other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the inferno that resulted from the accident.
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Ogun, Mr Ahmed Umar confirmed the figures of the accident victims to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday.
Umar stated that the accident, which occurred at 10.35pm involved two Mazda buses and a car and was caused by excessive speeding.
He added that the affected vehicles and the dead were burnt beyond identification and recognition.
Six of the seven injured persons were taken to a hospital at Ogere for treatment, while the seventh person was taken to Babcock University Teaching Hospital, Ilisan, also in Ogun for treatment.
Umaru said the injured are five male adults, one female adult and a male child.
“Motorists are advised to drive cautiously, obey traffic rules and regulations and also cooperate with traffic managers,” he admonished.
