3 die, 2 injured in Lagos-Abeokuta expressway accident

No fewer than three persons have been confirmed dead while two others were injured in a road accident along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the incident, said the accident involved a Volvo mini truck and a Nissan car after Obada police station along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.

Umar said the accident occurred at about 7:15 a.m. on Sunday and was likely caused by route violation on the part of the driver of the truck marked AKM 489 ZY.

“The suspected cause of the crash was route violation on the part of the truck driver which resulted in head-on collision with the car which has no registration number,” he said.

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The sector commander stated that while five male adults were involved in the accident, three of them died on the spot while the remaining two sustained injuries.

He added that the injured victims were taken to General Hospital, Abeokuta, for medical attention, and the corpses deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

Umar further commiserated with the family of the victims and advised motorists to avoid route violations completely.

“Safety is everybody’s business, especially in this season of high vehicular movement, one should drive cautiously and obey traffic rules and regulations,” he added.

The Star