Ogun: Six dead, 20 injured in three road crashes, FRSC says
The Ogun command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says six people have died while 20 others sustained injuries in three separate accidents across Ogun State on Monday.
In a statement in Abeokuta, Florence Okpe, the spokesperson of FRSC in Ogun, said the three accidents happened in the early hours of the day.
She said the first accident at Fidiwo, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, happened at 3:40 a.m. and claimed two lives, while two people were injured.
Ms Okpe added that the accident involved a Toyota bus with registration number GBJ 915 XA and a golf car without registration number.
“The suspected cause of the crash was wrongful overtaking and excessive speed, which made the vehicle lose control and eventually crash.
“The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, while the deceased were deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo,’’ she said.
The FRSC spokesperson said the second accident occurred at 5:18 a.m. on the Ijebu-ode-Benin expressway at Ajede junction, which involved a Toyota bus with registration number RBC 213 XT.
“The passengers involved in the accident are 20, out of whom 17 sustained injuries while three people died.
“The cause of the lone crash was excessive speed and fatigue.
“The injured victims were taken to Roona Hospital and General Hospital, Ijebu-ode, while the deceased were deposited at the General Hospital morgue,’’ she said.
Ms Okpe said the third accident happened at 2:00 a.m. on the Ijebu-Ode-Benin expressway immediately after the Ajebandele bridge.
According to the spokesperson, a South-East bound luxury bus without a registration number rammed into a stationed IVECO truck with a registration number TRE 265 XB.
“The accident involved 29 people, of whom two passengers were injured and one person died; the other 26 escaped unhurt.
“The cause of the crash was road obstruction on the part of the truck. The bus rammed into the stationary truck that was wrongly parked.
“The injured victims were taken to Olaolu hospital, Ajebandele, while the corpse was deposited at the morgue of the same hospital,’’ she said.
Ms Okpe said the state sector commander, Anthony Uga, has advised motorists to drive cautiously and have enough rest to avoid fatigue.
(NAN)
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