Abeokuta, Sept. 8, 2023 – Two persons died while one was seriously injured in a rod accident involving two vehicles and two motorcycles at the toll gate on Abeokuta-Lagos expressway on Friday morning.
A statement by Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson for Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, said the accident happened around 5:11am.
The accident involved a Volvo trailer with registration number T 14223 LA, a Volkswagen bus with registration number KRD132XX and two Boxer Bajaj motorcycles with registration numbers LAR178VL and PKA873VS.
Okpe said the likely cause of the accident was wrongful overtaking and excessive speed by the Volvo trailer which led to a collision with one of the motorcycles and others involved in the accident.
“A total of 3 persons were involved which comprised of 02 male adult and a female adult. One male adult was injured while 02 were recorded dead from the crash. 01 male adult and 01 female adult.
“The suspected cause of the fatal crash was wrongful overtaking and excessive speed on the truck driver’s part which led to the collision with a Boxer motorcycle with registration number LAR 178 VL.
“This also led to a crash in the second vehicle with the number (KRD132XX, Volkswagen) and another motorcycle with registration number PKA873VS respectively.
“The dead victims were deposited at the Ifo General Hospital morgue,” she said. (GBN)
