Five persons died on Thursday while four others sustained injuries in an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Our correspondent gathered that the crash occurred around 9.am at the Ayetoro/Indomie axis of the highway, involving a Toyota Hiace and a truck.
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It was gathered that the bus lost control and rammed into the truck.
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The spokesperson of the state Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Okpe said the crash was caused by speeding and dangerous driving on the part of the bus driver.