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Auto crash at Oyo expressway claims 4 lives.

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Auto crash at Oyo expressway claims 4 lives.

An auto crash at Oyo expressway has claimed the lives of 4 people. The accident happened yesterday, Saturday.

The accident occurred when a white 18-seater Hummer Toyota bus somersaulted along the Ibadan/Oyo expressway.

4 people were confirmed dead, and many others were injured.

DCC Bayode Olugbesan who is the Atiba Unit Commander of Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), has confirmed the news. He said that the accident was caused by overspeeding and overloading.

He also mentioned that there were 20 people involved in this accident but the doctors confirmed just 4 people dead.

They had rushed them to the State Hospital, in Oyo state.

He also revealed that they have taken the deceased to the mortuary.

He says they were all males in the vehicle and they had been overloaded. The bus wasn't meant for 20 people but they carried that number.

He has also urged motorists to be careful while they are driving. He advised them to avoid overspeeding and overloading.