On Thursday in Lagos, a deadly accident on the Badagry-Seme Highway left five people completely burned to death and three others hurt.
The incident was confirmed by Mr. Sulaiman Taiwo, Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Badagry.
The accident, according to him, happened at Akoro Village on the Badagry-Sème Expressway, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
A motorbike with an unknown registration number and a Honda Pilot Vehicle with the number plate LSR 772 HE were both involved in the collision.
Before striking the motorbike carrying gasoline, the Honda Pilot’s driver must have been speeding and lost control, according to Taiwo.
The motorbike and the driver of the vehicle collided, causing an explosion.
“Three people were already beyond saving, and two more perished in the course of the rescue effort by the time we arrived at the scene.
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“The five corpses were placed in the mortuary in the same hospital while the three survivors were transported to the General Hospital in Badagry,” he said.
According to Taiwo, the area’s normalcy has been restored as a result of the quick action taken by members of the Customs Service, Fire Brigade, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and police.
Dr. Olatunde Bakare, medical director at General Hospital in Badagry, said in an interview with NAN that while the three survivors were undergoing care at the hospital’s Emergency Unit, some relatives of the deceased had come forward to claim the remains.
The rate at which the hospital was treating victims of fire accidents was concerning, therefore he pleaded with drivers and other road users to stop transporting gasoline in jerry cans in their vehicles.
