5 killed in Nigeria road crash
01-Mar-2024 08:35 AM 2837
Abuja, Mar 1 (Reporter) At least five people were killed and four others injured Thursday when a bus and a car collided in Nigeria's southwestern state of Ogun, the traffic police said. The collision occurred on the Fidiwo bridge, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Florence Okpe, a spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, told reporters in the state capital of Abeokuta. The tragedy was caused by "excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking which led to a loss of control," Okpe said, citing an investigation by the traffic police. Deadly road accidents are frequently reported in Nigeria, often caused by overloading, bad road conditions, and reckless driving...////...
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