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16 die in Sagamu road accident
By Ademola Oni, Abeokuta
Published: Saturday, 23 Aug 2008
The Sagamu axis of the Sagamu-Benin Expressway on Friday witnessed another bloodbath as 16 people lost their lives in an auto crash involving a luxurious passengers bus and a fuel tanker.

About 20 other passengers in the bus, marked Lagos FX 102 LNG, also sustained serious injuries in the crash that occurred in the early hours of Friday. According to the Information Officer of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement, Mr. Wole Shokunbi, who spoke with our correspondent on the telephone on Friday, the accident occurred when the fuel tanker, which was coming from the Lagos end of the expressway, drove against traffic.

He explained that the fuel tanker, which was fully loaded with Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, collided with the luxury bus which was heading for Lagos from Uyo. Our correspondent learnt that the tanker’s driver, a female passenger with him and the driver of the passenger bus died instantly while some of the passengers who sat near the rear of the bus sustained injuries.

However, the tanker, with registration number FX 724 ADC did not burst into flames.

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr. Olu-Mike Olagunju, attributed the accident to “dangerous driving.” He said, “If the journey had been in daytime, the other bus would have seen the reckless tanker driver. That is why the FRSC keeps saying our people should avoid night travel. It is dangerous.”

Olagunju added that some of the dead would have been saved if they had received help after the accident, regretting that succour did not come owing to the time it happened. He said, “Most of them died as a result of pain. People could only help them in the morning; since the crash happened in the night. You can imagine the trauma for them to have lived with such terrible injuries till the morning; about seven hours later.”

The injured were said to have been rushed to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, where some of them were given medical attention and discharged. Although the tanker did not burst into flames, the Ogun State Fire Service was on hand for any eventuality.

The Corps Commander, TRACE, Elder Ayodele Sangofadeji, and the state Commissioner for Works, Mr. Adesegun Adekoya, also visited the scene of the accident and paid a visit to the injured in the hospital. Sangofadeji and Adekoya also gave financial assistance to the injured passengers who wanted to return to Lagos after they were treated and discharged.

Other agencies at the scene of the accident included the Federal Road Safety Commission, the Police and the Vehicle Inspection Officer.



Source: http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200808232164132






IS THIS WHAT MR AJI FASHOLA WANTS ME TO RETURN TO? Don't get it twisted, accidents happen here as well, but u can be certain the casualities will be given rapt medical attention and first aid.

Omo, o really gao!!

Miss Lepashandy and her falacies!!!! Are u a white woman? If ur answer in no, are u a fool as well?

Miss Lepashandy obviously has got so much experience in Caring for old people, she has the job's decription on the tip of her fingernails, and I've positive she's got  the skill sets!!!

Wait a minute, is life all about wrking and earning? Living on the mainland and working on the island? are those the only benefit accrueable to living in Naij?

I totally agree with the poster who doubted u studied in the UK

Mr Paul, u are right to a reasonable extent, but most naija graduates now work in banks regardless of their disciplines and in my opinion, that's as fulfilling as working in customer service in tesco, asda or Tmobile, (technically, both are non-graduate jobs, naija is just so funny that they ask for graduates when recruiting for MTN customer service).

Like I said earlier, we have different value systems. Some people actually prefer working in Mcdonalds than in these naija banks, and it's entirely up to them, don't go calculating how they manage their earnings for them, okay?

I still don't understand why someone would think he's living a good life cos he drive an Honda and works in a Bank (which is what most guys who claim they're doing well in naija do).

and u Lepashandi, I see u're unrepentant in your love for using insults to drive home ur points. Please continue, maybe its one of the skills u want to employ in making Nigeria a better place, The Edinburgh graduate

1. Trying to appreciate what u mean by big grammar.

2. Bro Fashola's kids are in the developed countries studying so that they can come back to become Governors, but I should come back and put my children in state or federal universities where ASUU strikes is the order of the day. Why? Because I want to develop Nigeria.

Isn't that funny?

Madamkoko, u are comedy personified!

And Mrs Lepa, I must say to u in unequivocal terms that I am not suffering! Don't commit a fallacy of hasty generalization based solely on ur personal experience.

Mrs Lepa, did you not acquire non-transferrable skills in Edinburgh? Must u swear? Maybe the noise of the generator is affecting your morale, maybe.
And if people with masters degrees or Phd(s) choose to clean streets (well, I think u should'nt judge others based on your personal experience though ), its ENTIRELY up to them.

Stop swearing madam, you are a potential mother, if ure not one already!

Lepa, , did you say you studied for a masters degree here? I really do not think so, I think you're just a frustrated young woman whose opinions so far are not objective. Most of the supposed Nigerians living the "good life" work in banks as marketers and do stuffs that are entirely parallel to their professions, those are the lucky ones!!!! Majority are still searching!

We all have different value systems, if all u value in life is driving an Honda and living in a 4 bedroom house, good for u! Don't force ur opinion on people and don't insult them if they have different opinions!

Mrs Lepashandi, you're entitled to your opinion. Its entirely up to anyone to choose where they want as a place of residence. Give your opinion but stop making people objects of your emotional upsurge(s).