A painful Tuesday a woman and her child were on burnt to death in a fatal accident that involved a white Mazda bus at Onigari axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The Public Relations Officer, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi confirmed the incident.

According to Akinbiyi, one of the tyre busted while the vehicle was in motion which resulted in the vehicle falling on its side before catching fire.

“The lone accident occurred around 2:50pm and it involved a white Mazda bus with registration number EKY 616 XW.

“The rear tyre of the vehicle burst while in motion, and it fell on its side and caught fire.

“We learnt the bus was coming from Iwo Road Ibadan, heading towards Lagos when the accident occurred at Onigari axis of the Expressway.

“15 people were involved in the accident, 9 were injured while a woman and her child were burnt to death in the accident,” he said.

The TRACE spokesman noted that the two dead victims were taken to Ade-Oyo Hospital Morgue, Ibadan, while the injured were taken to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagam