Tragic accident near the Foursquare Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway claimed five lives and injured 12 others on Sunday.
Gatekeepers News reports that Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the tragedy in an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta.
The accident involved three vehicles: a DAF truck (KMC 810 ZB), a Toyota bus (TMA-244b XA), and a Mitsubishi pickup van without a registration number. It occurred around 6:15 a.m. and was caused by excessive speeding, a tire blowout, and loss of control by the truck driver.
As a result of the tire blowout and subsequent loss of control, the truck overturned, and blocked the road. Both the bus and the pickup van rammed into the fallen truck.
Okpe confirmed that out of the 21 people involved in the accident, 12 were injured, while five tragically lost their lives.
The injured persons were taken to Victory Hospital in Ogere, near Abeokuta, for medical treatment, while the deceased were taken to a morgue in Ipara community, also near Abeokuta.
Okpe quoted the Ogun State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Anthony Uga, as advising motorists to desist from using sub-standard tyres and to also apply common sense while driving in this rainy season. He expressed condolences to the victims’ families and urged them to contact the Ogunmakin Unit of the FRSC for additional information on the accident.
(NAN)
