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Immigration officer, two others die in Seme-Badagry Expressway crash

“The immigration officer and two other passengers died instantly while the driver and one other sustained injuries.

• October 19, 2023
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An Inspector of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Seme Area Command, Owolabi Adebola, and two others have died in an auto-crash along the Seme-Badagry Expressway.

The unit commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp, Badagry, Williams Manga, disclosed this to journalists on Thursday.

Mr Manga said the accident occurred on Wednesday evening around 4:30.p.m. at Gbethrome, near Sultan Beach in Badagry.

According to the unit commander, the command received an emergency at 4:31 p.m., and they got to the scene at precisely 4:36 p.m.

“The accident involved one green Toyota Camry with Registration number KTU 519 HN with four passengers and the driver.

“The immigration officer and two other passengers died instantly while the driver and one other sustained injuries.

“The injured ones were taken to General Hospital Badagry while the bodies of the deceased were deposited at the hospital mortuary,” he said.

According to him, the driver caused the accident by excessive speeding.

He, therefore, urged all motorists to adhere to speed limits and conduct routine vehicle checks for prompt detection and replacement of faults.

(NAN)

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