At least ten passengers were burnt to death after a Mazda and a Toyota Hiace bus collided on Oyo-Ogbomoso Road in Oyo State.
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Joshua Adekanye, the accident occurred on Thursday at about 5.30 a.m. around kilometre 12, Ijawaya, Oyo-Ogbomoso road.
Adekanye said the buses with registration numbers LEM 963 XA and NSR 222 ZS were coming from Lagos and Nasarawa states respectively.
He disclosed that the vehicles went on flame immediately resulting in the burning of the occupants.
He attributed the cause of the accident to speeding and overloading.
Adekanye called on motorists to always avoid night travelling, speeding, and overloading.
He added that the fatality would have reduced if the drivers were not on a night journey.