The Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command, yesterday,
confirmed the accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which claimed
the lives of five persons and injured nine others.
The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Clement Oladele, told newsmen
in Ota, Ogun, that the accident occurred at 9.10 p.m. around Danco
Petrol Station, near Sagamu, on Saturday.
Oladele blamed the lone accident, which involved a white Toyota Hiace
bus, with registration number LSR 642XB, on speed violation.
He said that 14 persons, 10 males and four females, were involved in the crash.
“The bodies of the victims have been deposited at the morgue of
Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, while
the survivors are also receiving treatment at the same hospital,” the
sector commander said.
He said the obstruction caused by the accident had been cleared to
ease free flow of traffic on the highway.
The sector commander commiserated with the victims’ families and
enjoined members of the public, whose relations were involved in the
ill-fated crash, to contact the FRSC Command or the OOUTH, Sagamu, for
any information.
Oladele also reiterated the need for motorists to drive cautiously
within the recommended speed of 50 kilometres per hour at construction
sites.
He advised passengers to always caution drivers who are in the habit
of driving recklessly, and call the FRSC’s toll free number 122, to
report any driver who refused to take caution.
