12th June, 2022
By Abiodun Lawal
Four persons died while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving an articulated vehicle and a Mazda bus at Foursquare in Ogunmakin axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday.
Umar explained that the accident which occurred at 8:45 p.m. on Saturday, was caused by excessive speed and loss of control by the bus driver who rammed the stationed truck.
The sector commander said that the crash involved a CNHTC vehicle marked XA 802 KKM and a Mazda bus with registration number SHK 684 XA.
He added that 13 people were involved in the accident which comprised 12 men and a woman, saying that eight people got injured, all men, while four persons died comprising three men and one woman.
Meanwhile, Umar noted that the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere while the corpses were deposited at the FOS morgue, Ipara.
According to him, the crash was an avoidable act if caution had been taken, using a common-sense speed limit, especially as it was raining.
Therefore, he urged motorists to always obey traffic rules and regulations, especially on speed violations.
He commiserated with the family of the victims and also enjoined them to contact the FRSC command in the Ogunmakin area of the state for details of the crash and reclaim the properties of the victims recovered from the scene.
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