Sunday 7 October 2012

20 wedding guests killed in Ogun State auto crash


20 people were reported dead including two infants, a two-year-old, were said to be among the victims,in auto crash yesterday along Kobape-Abeokuta. The accident occurred at Ototo village located between Paramount F.M Radio Station and Police Computer College, Abeokuta around 7.30 a.m.

The accident was reportedly caused by a truck with registration number, Lagos, JJJ 489XB, which allegedly veered off its lane and rammed into a fully loaded Hiace passengers bus conveying the victims.

It was gathered that the victims, all members of the African Church Solution Camp, Ewang Estate, Abeokuta, had left for Lagos to attend a wedding ceremony of one of their members when tragedy struck.

The driver of the truck was said to have lost control and killed the bus passengers. Some of the victims died at the scene of the accident and others at the hospital

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

So sad

Anonymous said...

RIP

Anonymous said...

This give goose bumps