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Seven persons have been confirmed dead after a Mercedes Benz luxury bus at Ososa Bridge crashed along the Sagamu-Benin Expressway on Saturday.

According to NAN, the motor accident was confirmed by Ahmed Umar, sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, shortly after the incident.

Umar said the accident occurred at 12:20 am on Christmas day, and it was caused by excessive speeding, wrongful overtaking and loss of control by the driver.

He added that seven others sustained various degrees of injuries from the accident.

The sector commander said that the unregistered vehicle heading to the eastern part of the country took off from Ojuelegba, Lagos.

He revealed that 63 persons — 40 male adults, 15 female adults and eight children — were on the bus and that 49 of them, including all the children, escaped unhurt.

Umar added that the injured victims were rendered first aid treatment while the deceased were deposited at State Hospital Mortuary, Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State.

The sector commander then pleaded with motorists to curb dangerous driving, especially during this period of high vehicular movement and night travels when visibility is poor.

He advised motorists to drive defensively, maintain safe speed avoid night travels and obey traffic rules and regulations.

Umar commiserated with the victims’ families and enjoined them to contact the FRSC Ijebu-Ode unit for more information about the crash.