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FRSC announces temporary diversion on Ijebu Ode-Ore expressway

The diversion follows an accident involving a truck which occurred on Friday night.

• September 24, 2022
road traffic accident

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has alerted the motoring public about the temporary diversion at Ijebu Ode-Ore axis on the Sagamu-Benin expressway.

This is contained in a statement in Abeokuta on Saturday by Florence Okpe, the FRSC Public Education Officer, Ogun command.

The diversion was due to a road traffic accident involving a truck which occurred on Friday night and blocked the entire inward section of the Ijebu Ode-Ore axis of the expressway.

“Traffic is diverted from the inward section to the outward section of the expressway between Ijebu Ife junction and Itele junction,” according to the FRSC spokesperson.

She noted that operatives were fully on ground managing the situation and also transferring the goods from the crashed vehicle to another vehicle for quick removal.

The spokesperson advised motorists to drive cautiously, obey traffic rules and regulations and cooperate with traffic managers handling the traffic situation.

(NAN)

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