No less than three persons were confirmed dead, and two others were injured in an accident involving a Rio car and a Sino truck on the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway in Ogun on Saturday.

Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to reporters in Abeokuta.

Mr Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred at 9:44 a.m. and was caused by excessive speed and loss of control by the Rio car driver.

He said the accident occurred near Day Waterman College and involved a black Rio car marked AKD 827 DV and a white Sino truck with registration number WDL 466 XA.

He said the car with four church officials was coming from Oke-Iragbiji in Osun.

According to him, witnesses said the driver lost control due to excessive speed, ran over the median, and hit and uprooted the street light before colliding head-on with the truck loaded with cement.

“The truck was coming outbound from Abeokuta.

“Instantly, the three men of God died due to the impact of the collision while the driver and the passenger in front were injured,” he said.

Mr Akinbiyi added that the injured victims were evacuated to Ijaye General Hospital in Abeokuta for treatment, and the deceased were deposited at the hospital morgue.

He stated that the two vehicles had been taken to Owode-Egba Divisional Police Command for investigation.

The TRACE spokesperson commiserated with the deceased families, calling on motorists to eschew excessive speed and always take adequate rest before embarking on a journey.

(NAN)