Ogun: Three die, 21 injured in multiple road crashes
Three people have died, while 21 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in multiple road crashes in Ogun.
Spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the accidents to journalists on Sunday in Abeokuta.
Mr Akinbiyi said the accidents occurred on the Iju Bridge, Atan, on the Owode Idiroko Expressway and in Ayedade village, Obada on the Lagos Abeokuta Expressway on Saturday.
“Five vehicles were involved in the accident. One was a Mazda bus with registration number AAA729YC, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LND85YA, a Sino truck with no registration number, a Bajaj tricycle marked TTN58ND, and a Volkswagen bus (white) with registration number APP 77 YD.
“The corpses have been deposited at the State Hospital Mortuary, Ota, and Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro Abeokuta.”
He further said the vehicles involved had been towed to the Atan divisional police station for further investigation.
(NAN)
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