33 passengers dies as bus plunges in River

No fewer than 33 passengers lost their lives yesterday when a passenger bus skidded off a dual carriage road and plunged into a river. The bus which was said to have left lagos for Benin for a burial ceremony in the early hours off the day crashed and plunged into the popular J4 river between Ogbere-Ijebu and Sagamu-Ore Expressway.
 
  FRSC  Unit Commander, Ijebu-Ode Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Seidu Isha Osilama, who confirmed the incident, said it occurred at about mid-day. He added that among the survivors of the unfortunate auto mishap was a pregnant woman whom he said hung on a tree branch after bus plunged into the river. According to him, the FRSC officials arrived the scene of the accident few minutes after it occurred and they were able to rescue the three survivors because they fell off the bus and landed on tree.

  A crane was said to have arrived the scene of the accident from Omo Wood Industries to pull out the vehicle from the river. It struggled from 12pm to 6.00p.m, but to no avail. Saturday Sun learnt that local divers were also too tired to continue the search, while the crane was ordered back to the office by 6.00p.m.