3 Killed, 7 Injured in Separate Ogun Road Crashes
Three people lost their lives and seven others were injured in two separate road accidents in Ogun State, Nigeria, on Saturday.
According to the spokesman of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, the first accident occurred around 4:10 p.m. near Kam Steel on the Sagamu-Ikorodu route. A pickup van collided with a tricycle after one of them drove out from the Kam Steel access road, resulting in the death of a woman and another woman, while two men and a child were injured.
The second accident took place earlier, at 3:25 p.m., involving a yellow Howo truck and a TVS tricycle along the Ota-Idiroko Road. The crash occurred due to brake failure, causing the truck driver to lose control and hit the tricycle. Three men and a child died, while five others sustained injuries.
TRACE officials, along with other emergency responders, cleared the scenes and restored traffic flow. Akinbiyi expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and urged motorists to prioritize vehicle maintenance and road safety.
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- Three people lost their lives and seven others were injured in two separate road accidents in Ogun State, Nigeria, on Saturday.
- The first accident occurred near Kam Steel on the Sagamu-Ikorodu route, involving a pickup van and a tricycle. A woman and another woman died, while two men and a child were injured.
- The second accident took place along the Ota-Idiroko Road, involving a yellow Howo truck and a TVS tricycle. The crash occurred due to brake failure, causing the truck driver to lose control and hit the tricycle, resulting in the death of three men and a child, and five others sustaining injuries.
- TRACE officials, together with other emergency responders, cleared the scenes and restored traffic flow.
- TRACE spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi, expressed condolences to the families of the deceased and urged motorists to prioritize vehicle maintenance and road safety.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
