By Oluwatosin Maliki
A tragic incident has claimed the lives of two persons leaving seven others Injured in a road crash at J4, along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode/Ore highway, Ogun State.
Quest Times gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Saturday at about 3:35pm, involving two vehicles; a Chevrolet SUV with registration number WWW75MW, and a truck marked SRA584XB.
The Federal Road Safety Corps spokesperson, Florence Okpe in Ogun State, confirmed the accident.
According to Okpe, six men and one woman were injured, while one man and one woman died in the crash.
The statement read, “The suspected causes of the crash were excessive speed and road obstruction.”
“The jeep driver rammed into the station truck due to speeding.
“The injured victims were rescued by a good Samaritan driver that was driving behind them and took them to hospital for medical attention, while the corpses were deposited at the state General Hospital morgue, Ijebu-Ode by FRSC operatives,” the statement added.
Also, the Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ogun, Anthony Uga, urged motorists to always maintain the stipulated speed limit and apply caution while driving, especially during this period of high vehicular movement.