Seven people lost their lives while another 11 suffered varying degrees of injuries in a crash which occurred on Monday night at about 9:33pm around the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. 

The accident involved a Mazda bus and a truck, the Mazda bus, due to excessive speed reportedly lost control and rammed into the truck from behind.

The Spokesperson of Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, FLORENCE OKPE, disclosed this in a statement made available to news men today.

OKPE said that while the injured were taken to the Hospital in Ogere for medical attention, the corpses of the dead were deposited at FOS morgue Ipara.

The Ogun FRSC Sector Commander, ANTHONY UGA, has cautioned motorists to stick to the speed limit especially at night and during the rain due to poor visibility. 

UGA who sympathized with the family of the crash victims advised passengers to always be on alert and call the drivers to order when driving against the traffic laws

He urged them to always call 122 toll-free number to report such reckless drivers.