In the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State, three people were killed and two more were injured when a cement-loaded truck crashed into them.
In the vicinity of Toll Gate, Ota on the motorway near Ado-Odo/Ota, the accident happened on Tuesday evening.
The event was reported to journalists on Wednesday in Abeokuta, the state capital, by Florence Okpe, the Federal Road Safety Corps’ public education officer for the Ogun Sector command.
According to Okpe, a cement-loaded truck ploughed into a store, killing three people and wounding two others.
Okpe claims that an Iveco truck with the licence plate RAN 788 AX and a BAJAJ motorbike with the marking AAB 107 V were both involved in the collision.
Tragedy As Truck Crushes Four To Death
She said, “The suspected causes of the crash were excessive speed, brake failure and loss of control.
“The truck conveying cement was coming from Sango towards Lagos. While descending the slope, it developed brake failure, lost control and veered off the road and crashed at a shop.
“The dead victims were either traders or passengers waiting for vehicles at the bus stop.”
She added that the injured victims were taken to the General Hospital, Ota, for medical attention, while the corpses were deposited at the same hospital’s morgue.
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