No fewer than 12 persons were reported to have been burnt to death in an auto crash in Ogun State on Saturday.
The accident, which occurred between Odogbolu and Ososa along the Benin-Sagamu Expressway, also left three persons injured, with the dead said to have been burnt beyond recognition.
A white Toyota Hiace bus with number plate XA 659D BC, and a white truck with number plate LG 35 BBG, were involved in the accident.
The Public Relations Officer of Ogun State’s Traffic and Road Compliance Agency, A. Adebiyi, said the accident was caused by over speeding.
The remains of the victim, according to Adebiyi, have been deposited at the mortuary of the Ijebu Ode General Hospital.