Three persons have been confirmed dead, while another man was seriously injured in an auto accident that occured on Friday morning, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
A source at the scene of the accident said that, it involved a Toyota Sienna mini-van with registration number, BDG 426 HT and a DAF truck, marked, RNG 558 XC.
Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident.
She said that the accident occurred around the Total filling station by the the highway.
The FRSC spokesperson explained that seven persons, including four male adults, two female adults and one child were involved in the accident.
Okpe blamed the unfortunate incident on over speeding on the part of the Sienna driver. She explained that the Sienna driver rammed into the DAF truck coming out of the trailer park.
She said that, “The injured victim was taken to Isara General Hospital, while the corpses were deposited at FOS morgue, Ipara.”
Meanwhile, the state FRSC Sector Commander has warned motorists in the state to shun over speeding and to always apply a common sense speed limit.
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