33 Feared Dead As Luxury Bus Veers Off The Road Into River In Ogun

No fewer than 33 persons were feared dead by
drowning yesterday when a coaster bus loaded
with passengers veered-off a bridge and plunged
into a river at J4, Ogbere-Ijebu stretch of the
Sagamu-Ore expressway, The Nation gathered.
The long medium-range luxury bus was yet to be
found as it was swept away by the tide. But there
were three lucky survivors including a pregnant
woman who was found hanging on atree
branches, the Unit Commander, Ijebu-Ode
Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety
Corps(FRSC), Mr Seidu Isah Osilama, said.
Osilama said the FRSC operatives arrived at the
scene of the accident a few minutes after the
accident occurred and they were able to rescue
the three survivors because they fell off the bus
and landed on a tree.
He said rescue effort would require crane and
divers to ascertain the location of the bus and the
passengers inside the water.
According to him, no one knew the exact
numbers of passengers in the bus or the casualty
figure as they were still buried in the water.
-THE NATION