The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, on Tuesday, said that one person died,while four others sustained various degrees of injuries in a multiple accident near toll gate, on the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway.
The FRSC, Ogun Sector Commander, Mr Clement Oladele told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota that four others, comprised four men and a female were involved in the accident that occurred at 3.45am.
“The corpse of the male victim has been deposited at the mortuary of State Hospital, Ota,Ogun, while the survivors are also receiving treatment at the same hospital.” he said.
Oladele said a Mack truck with registration no. AGL 676 CV, heading towards Lagos from Sango-Ota, three buses and three motorcycles, were involved in the accident.
Oladele explained that the articulated truck lost control due to break failure and rammed into three Volkswagen LT buses and three motorcycles.
The FRSC boss said the registration numbers of the three LT buses were, BDG 976 XF, YA226AAA, GGE 272, while the motorcycles were marked LAR 355 WM, TTD 067UJ and KJA 555 XP.
The sector commander commiserated with the family of the dead and those who sustained injuries and urged motorists to ensure that their vehicles were in good mechanical condition before putting them on the road.
Also, Area 4 Commander of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Adekunle Ariyo Ajibade's admonished motorists to be patient and desist from acts that could lead to the loss of live and property.
Ajibade said the vehicles involved in the accident had been cleared off the road by FRSC,TRACE and others sister agencies to ease the free flow of traffic in the area.
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