Fatal auto crash kills 3, Injures one in Ogun

By Peters Monday, Abuja

Three people died,

A fatal auto crash killed three persons while one other was injured on Friday along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

It was gathered the auto crash involved a Toyota Sienna car with registration number, BDG 426 HT and a DAF truck, marked, RNG 558 XC.

The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Friday.

It was learned the accident occurred around the Total petrol station located on the highway.

Okpe said seven persons, comprising four male adults, two female adults and one child were involved in the accident, which she blamed on speeding on the part of the Sienna driver.

She narrated that the Sienna driver rammed into the DAF truck coming out of the trailer park.

“The injured victim was taken to Isara General Hospital, while the corpses were deposited at FOS morgue, Ipara,” she noted.

However, the Sector Commander has cautioned motorists to avoid speeding and to use a common sense speed limit.