5 burnt in Badagry-Seme expressway accident

Five persons were burnt beyond recognition while three others sustained injuries in a fatal accident on the Badagry-Seme expressway in Lagos on Thursday.

The Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at Badagry, Sulaiman Taiwo, who confirmed the incident, said the accident occurred at Akoro village on the Badagry-Seme expressway.

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

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“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,” the FRSC official disclosed.

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

Also speaking on the incident, the Medical Director, General Hospital, Badagry, Dr Olatunde Bakare, said some relations of the deceased had reported to claim the bodies, while the three survivors were receiving treatment at the Emergency Unit of the hospital.

He urged motorists and other road users to stop carrying petrol inside jerry cans in their vehicles, saying the rate at which the hospital was treating victims of fire incidents was alarming.

The Star