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Three persons were confirmed dead, while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Sino truck and a Toyota car at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The Public Education Officer , Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday.
According to Okpe, the accident occured at 6: 25pm Saturday evening.
She said, the crash involved a Toyota car with registration number KSF122 FB and a Sino truck marked FZE 840 G .
The FRSC spokesperson explained that the incident was caused by excessive speed on the part of the Toyota car driver, which led to loss of control and rammed into the moving truck from the rear.
”A total of five persons were involved which comprised of four men and one woman, two persons sustained injury, while three death were recorded,” she said.
Okpe stated that the injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention, while the deceased were deposited at FOS Morgue , Ipara in Remo North local government area of Ogun state.
Meanwhile, the State Sector Commander of FRSC, Ahmed Umar has sympathised with the family of the victims.
Umar reiterated on dangers of excessive speed especially during rainy season where visibility is poor, advising motorists to drive defensively and obey traffic rules and regulations .
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