A police officer has died in a road accident caused by a speeding truck belonging to the Dangote Cement factory, around Saiten Petrol Station along the Abeokuta-Lagos highway in Ogun State.
Five other persons were injured in the crash that occurred on Tuesday night.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) claimed that 9 vehicles were involved in the crash, including the Dangote truck, a tipper, a yellow bus, an armored tank, a Toyota RAV4 and three motorcycles.
Okpe narrated that four male adults and one female adult were injured, then she added that one person was killed, while two were unhurt.
She claimed the reason for the clash was over speeding and wrongful overtaking by the Dangote truck driver that lost control and crashed into other vehicles from the rear.
The Dangote truck later plunged into the river while the Toyota RAV4 car went up in flames due to the impact of the collision, stating that the fire was extinguished with the help of the filling station’s fire extinguisher, but some motorcycles were burnt.
However, the injured victims were taken to the General Hospital in Ota for medical attention.
The police officer on duty later died after he got injured and was also taken to the hospital by the FRSC rescue team.
Meanwhile, the Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ogun, Ahmed Umar, sympathized with the victims’ families.
He also advised motorists to obey traffic rules and avoid over speeding.
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