Five people have been found rightly inveterate dead while 12 others were incapacitated in an accident that occurred on Tuesday around Foursquare Church, Ajebo, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
In the meantime, it was reported that a Howo truck with registration number ZE-1210G and a Mazda bus with registration number SMK685YG were involved in the aforementioned collision, which happened at approximately 1:07 p.m.
In addition, a spokesperson of Ogun State Sector Command, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Florence Okpe, disclosed that the driver of the Mazda bus clear-cut asleep unpaid to fatigue, lost rheostat in the process, and rammed into the moving truck.
However, according to Mrs. Okpe, those injured were taken to Victory Hospital in Ogere Remo in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the state for thorough medical cross-examination and attention, while the bodies of the dead have been deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.
“It was noted that a total of 18 people were involved, which consisted of 10 male adults and eight female adults. 12 people were injured (10 males and two females), and tactlessly, five (four males and one female) persons were verified dead from the crash,” she said.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Okpe expressed and noted that the Sector Commander, FRSC Ogun Sector Command, Anthony Uga, has, however, advised motorists to shun overspeeding and to always acquire good tires for their protection and that of passengers.
She stated and quoted Mr. Uga as having directed drivers to always generate time to rest while urging passengers to always be on the alert to correct any aberrations they notice in the drivers, especially when a driver is seen nodding while behind wheels.
