A commercial bus driver on Monday crushed two women to death after he lost control of the vehicle at Ifo area on Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway.

The Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta on Monday.

Akinbiyi said that the accident which happened around 10.30am was caused by dangerous driving by the bus driver.

He stated that the Mazda bus with registration number KRD-689 XH was heading to Abeokuta from Lagos.

He said,

“We gathered from eyewitness account that the bus left the road and hit the two women by the roadside.

“Immediately after the accident, we learnt the passengers inside the bus, including the driver and conductor, absconded before the arrival of the police.” 

The agency’s spokesman said that the remains of the deceased were taken to Ifo General Hospital mortuary by the police.

NAN