The white Mazda bus involved in the accident was said to have been travelling at high speed when one of its tyres burst, causing the driver to lose control and the vehicle to somersault.
The spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement.
Okpe stated that the injured were taken to Patmag Hospital,
Ogere, for medical care, while the body of the deceased was deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.
According to the statement, a total of 17 people were involved in the accident, comprising eight male adults, seven female adults, one female child, and one male child. One female adult was killed, while ten people were seriously injured – two male adults, six female adults, one male child, and one female child.
Meanwhile, the Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Akinwumi Fasakin, has advised motorists to pay closer attention to their tyres by checking the expiration dates and tread and by avoiding substandard tyres.