About 17 persons were burnt to death on Friday in an accident on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Thelagostimes gathered that the accident involved a Mazda bus and a tanker at Ishara Bridge.

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State command, Mr. Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, the state capital.

He noted that the accident occurred around 5am, adding that the number of people involved in the accident was yet to be ascertained.

He added that the accident was caused by route violation and dangerous driving, which resulted in a head-on collision, after which a fire outbreak followed.

The FRSC boss added that only one male, one female and one girl-child could be identified.

He further commiserated with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact FRSC Ogere for more information about the crash.