3 Dead, One Injured As Car Rammed Into Truck In Ogun

Three people have died while one other was injured in an accident on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The accident involved a Toyota Sienna vehicle with registration number, BDG 426 HT and a DAF truck, marked, RNG 558 XC.

The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun sector command, Florence Okpe confirmed the accident to journalists in Abeokuta on Friday.

Okpe disclosed that, the accident occurred around Total petrol station located on the expressway.

According to her, seven person, comprising of four male adults, two female adults and one child were involved in the accident.

Okpe attributed the cause of the accident to excessive speed on the part of the Sienna driver.

She said, the Sienna driver rammed into the DAF truck which was coming out of the trailer park.

“The injured victim was taken to Isaara General Hospital for medical attention while the corpses were deposited at FOS morgue, Ipara.

“Operatives are still on ground managing the traffic situation.

“The Sector Commander has cautioned motorists on excessive speed and advised to use common sense speed limit”, Okpe said.