Two dead, nine injured in Ogun road accident
Two dead, nine injured in Ogun road accident
A road accident that occurred on Monday night along the Owode-Ijako section of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway resulted in two fatalities and left nine others injured.
According to a traffic update from the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, the crash involved a DAF truck, a Mazda bus, and a tricycle.
The report stated that the DAF truck driver had parked the vehicle with the engine still running on a sloped entrance to a warehouse in the area. The truck reportedly rolled backward, colliding with the bus and the tricycle.
The report read, “A fatal road crash at the Tipper Garage, inbound Abeokuta, along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Vehicles involved are one DAF truck (red colour, JJJ-144XD), a Mazda bus (white colour, EPE-394XP) and, a Keke NAPEP (yellow colour, DGB-599VC)
“According to an eyewitness who was at the point of the accident, the DAF truck was parked at a sloping entrance to a warehouse opposite Tipper Garage, while the driver left the engine running and applied the handbrake.
He then descended from the truck and took his waybill to the security men at the gate of the warehouse. The truck eventually disengaged from the handbrake and reversed to the expressway, causing the accident.”
The report indicated that 13 individuals were involved in the crash, with two fatalities and nine others sustaining various injuries.
According to the update, a total of 14 occupants were on board—11 males and three females. Among them, seven males and two females were injured, while two males lost their lives.
“Initially, one male was confirmed dead at the scene. The remaining victims were rescued and taken to Ifo General Hospital for treatment.
“However, an update from the police and FRSC officers who transported the injured revealed that another adult male was later pronounced dead at the hospital, bringing the total number of fatalities to two,” the report stated.
