A lone accident at Ogere,Ogun State, on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway has led to the demise of four persons.
The accident which involved a DAF articulated vehicle was recorded on Friday.
Spokesman for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the incident occurred at 6.15a.m. He attributed it to over speeding, saying the driver lost control of the vehicle which made it somersault.
“The DAF articulated vehicle, with registration number DAL 599 XY, was coming from the north and loaded with beans and onions,” he said. ” About 10 people were involved in the accident, four persons died while three sustained various degrees of injuries.
“We gathered that the four dead persons were sitting atop the load in the truck. When the driver lost control, the four fell off the truck and it fell over them.
“The accident happened opposite Romania Trailer park mostly inhabited by members of the Hausa community who were the first respondents,” he said. Akinbiyi said the respondents helped evacuated the injured victims and the corpses of the dead before the arrival of TRACE officials.
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