40 People Burnt To Death Along Lagos-ibadan Expressway On Sunday 16th August.
40 People Burnt To Death Along Lagos-ibadan Expressway On Sunday 16th August. Black Sunday: 40 burnt to death in multiple auto accident , As trailer crushes 24 vehicles • Occupants burnt beyond recognition It was indeed a black Sunday yesterday, as over 40 persons perished in a multiple road accident, on the bridge opposite Otedola Estate, near Berger Bus-Stop, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident occurred between 10am and 11 am. Among the dead were a five-year-old child and his mother, whose charred bodies were still trapped in the wreckage when Daily Sun visited the scene. Also, a little boy, who was in a Mercedes Benz car with his parents, was killed. His parents were said to have managed to come out of the vehicle but the unlucky boy did not, before fire engulfed the car. The dead woman and his five-year-old child were among the 18 occupants of a Toyota Sienna bus. All the occupants, except the driver, died on the spot. They were said to be travelling to Ilorin,...