The Guardian learnt that the nurses were travelling to honour the matron in one of the hospitals in Abeokuta when the tragic incident occurred. xA statement by the spokesperson for Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed that the two dead victims were nurses in Ademola Hospital and General Hospital, Ijaiye, both in Abeokuta. According to one of the survivors, the driver was speeding and was as well using his cell phone while driving at a bend. “The occupants in the bus were nurses who were all heading to a party to honour the matron in one of the hospitals in Abeokuta. The two dead victims are also nurses in one Ademola Hospital and General Hospital, Ijaiye”.

Source: The Guardian April 20, 2021 04:18 UTC