Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- Two persons were burnt to death on Tuesday after a commercial minibus overturned and burst into flames along the Balogun inward corridor toward Mile 2 in the Okota area of Isolo, Lagos State.

In a post on X on Tuesday, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the yellow commercial minibus, popularly known as "Faka," with registration number SMK 823 YK, was conveying nine passengers, including the driver, at the time of the crash.

According to the agency, preliminary findings indicate that the accident was triggered by an unidentified private vehicle that allegedly reversed abruptly on the main carriageway.

The sudden manoeuvre forced the minibus, said to be travelling at speed, to brake sharply, ca...