By Abimbola Ogunnaike
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Commandhas confirmed that at least six persons have lost their lives while two others sustained injuries in separate accidents that occurred in the state.
It was gathered that the first accident which occurred along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday, 25 March, 2023, claimed two lives while two other persons were injured.
The spokesman for the FRSC in the state, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accidents to newsmen in Abeokuta, the state on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Okpe said the first accident involved a Volvo truck with registration number: RBH 420 XA and a Nissan cabstar, marked YYY 486 XB, adding that a total of six persons were involved, two persons were injured, while two died and others were unhurt.
The FRSC image-maker, who attributed the cause of the accident to route violation and dangerous driving, said the second accident occurred on Friday night, 24 March, 2023, at Lafenwa in Abeokuta, the state capital.
According to her, the accident involved three vehicles: a tanker with registration number, T 15321 LA, a BMW car, marked TTD 421 CX and a NISSAN SUV with no registration number.
She added that the driver of the tanker which fully loaded with petrol lost control while trying to make a turning at Lafenwa roundabout.
Okpe, who blamed the accident on speeding and reckless driving on the part of the tanker driver, said the tanker driver was trying to make a turning at the roundabout at Lafenwa and rammed into two other vehicles.
“The driver then lost control and rammed into a building. The content spilled, but no fire outbreak. The content was quickly trans-loaded into another truck with the help of fire service and other traffic managers,” he said.
According to her, four persons died in the accident.
