Five Die In Motor Crash In Lagos

No fewer than 5 persons have reportedly died in a fatal motor accident along Badagry-Seme Expressway in Lagos State.

Naija News learnt that the accident happened around 9am on Thursday.

Confirming the incident, the Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps at Badagry, Sulaiman Taiwo, said that the accident occurred at Akoro Village, on the Badagry-Sème Expressway.

According to Taiwo, the accident involved a Honda Pilot SUV with registration number LSR 772 HE and a motorcycle with an unidentifiable registration number.

Taiwo said the driver of the Honda Pilot must have been over-speeding and lost control before hitting the motorcycle laden with petrol.

“The driver of the jeep collided with the motorcycle resulting in an explosion.

“By the time we got to the scene, the raging fire had burnt three persons beyond recognition, while two others lost their lives during the rescue operation.

“Three persons that survived the inferno were taken to the General Hospital in Badagry while the five corpses were deposited at the mortuary in the same hospital,’’ he said.

Taiwo added that the prompt response by personnel of the Customs Service, Fire Brigade, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the police restored normalcy to the area.