Five killed, nine injured in Nigerian highway incident

ABUJA: At least five persons were killed and nine others injured when a bus suddenly caught fire Wednesday along the Lagos-Ibadan highway linking three states in Nigeria’s southwest region, the traffic police said.

Ahmed Umar, a commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the southern state of Ogun, said the fire incident in Ogere, a town along the Ogun corridor of the highway, occurred as a result of mechanical deficiency while in motion.

The five dead victims suffered some burns, while the injured suffered varying degrees of injury, Umar told reporters in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun.

The FRSC official advised motorists to ensure their vehicles’ road worthiness at all times to avoid endangering passengers’ lives.

-ANI/Xinhua