Three injured in Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway crash
The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corp has said three persons were injured on Monday in an accident involving a car, Suzuki bus and tricycle.
The accident occurred at Iron market on Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
The Ota Divisional Commander of TRACE, Salau Hammed, confirmed the incident on Tuesday.
Mr Hammed said that the accident happened at about 8.20p.m
Mr Hammed said the accident involved a Camry car, tricycle, both with no registration, and a Suzuki bus marked KRD 246 YK.
He said that a total of 16 persons were involved in the accident, however, three persons comprising two males and a female sustained varying degrees of injury.
Mr Hammed stated that the Camry lost control due to speeding and rammed into other two vehicles.
“Those who sustained injuries were immediately taken to Adetutu Hospital Ilepa area for treatment,” he said.
Mr Hammed advised motorists against speeding to prevent avoidable crashes.
He said that the vehicles had been removed from the road to ease free flow of traffic.
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