BY AGENCY REPORT
Five persons were confirmed dead in an accident that occured at the NASFAT U-TURN on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday.
Ten others sustained injuries in the accident.
Mrs Florence Okpe, the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ogun, confirmed the accident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Okpe noted that the incident occurred at 9:56 a.m. and it involved a Daf truck marked KUT 561 ZZ, Toyota Hiace bus marked GGE 84 YF and a Man diesel truck without registration number.
She said that the likely cause of the accident was dangerous driving on the part of one of the trucks.
“A total of 15 persons were involved, which comprised 11 men and four women.
“Ten were injured (six men and four women) while five persons were killed from the multiple crash,” she said.
The FRSC spokesperson said that the injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital, Mowe, while the deceased were deposited at Idera Hospital morgue, Sagamu.
The Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, cautioned motorists on speed and reckless driving, advising them to drive defensively for safety.
Source: NAN
