Matron Iperu Hospital dies on way for job promotion interview

The crashed vehicle innvolving the Iperu General Hospital matron and her husband

The crashed vehicle involving the Iperu General Hospital matron and her husband

The crashed vehicle involving the Iperu General Hospital matron and her husband
The crashed vehicle involving the Iperu General Hospital matron and her husband

By Abiodun Lawal/Abeokuta

The matron of Iperu General Hospital in Ogun state has died, on her way to Abeokuta for a job promotion interview.

She died today in a lone accident involving a Nissan Murano SUV at Onipepeye, on the Abeokuta-Sagamu highway, on Friday.

Her husband who was driving, survived the accident.

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesman, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), said the accident occurred at about 8:21a.m..

He said it must have been caused by speeding which resulted in loss of control.

He didn’t identify the couple.

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“According to an eyewitness, the vehicle marked APP 347 GF was coming from Iperu to Abeokuta, with the driver (husband) taking his wife, who is a matron at Iperu General Hospital, to Abeokuta for a promotion interview,” Akinbiyi said.

He said that from the account, the driver, while in motion, suddenly lost control of the vehicle and ran into the bush.

“The matron died on the spot while the husband sustained some injuries,” the TRACE spokesman said.

Akinbiyi said that the deceased had been deposited at the General Hospital, Ijaye morgue, while the injured husband was receiving treatment at the same hospital.

He said that the vehicle had been taken to Obafemi Owode Police Station.

The TRACE spokesman commiserated with the family of the deceased, warning drivers to desist from speeding and dangerous driving, particularly during the rainy season.

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