REPORT OF FATAL ROAD TRAFFIC CRASH ALONG THE SAGAMU - IJEBU ODE - BENIN EXPRESSWAY
ON SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER 2019
The FRSC Ogun State Command rescued two crashes that occured in the early hours of Saturday 26 October 2019.
The first crash occured in the early hours of the morning when the weather was still dark at about 0540hrs The second crash occured at about 0820hrs of the same day on the same corridor at Ijebu Ife, Ogun State.
The two road traffic crashes were recorded on the Sagamu -Ijebu Ode - Ore Express way and involved 26 persons .
The first crash occurred along the
Sagamu - Ijebu Ode Expressway around Ijebu - Ife
Ogun State.
The people involved in the crash were 07 comprising 06 male adults and 01 female adult.
The people injured in the crash were 02, made up of 01 male adult and 01 female adult.
Unfortunately two persons, both male adults died from the injuries sustained in the crash.
The crash involved two vehicles, Toyota picnic car with registration number KTP812RG GREY
The second vehicle is a RED DAF TRUCK, with registration number JEG551XA
The crash was suspected to have been caused by Armed Robbery attacks when the driver of the Toyota Picnic suddenly reversed on the highway when he sighted the armed robbers and in the process of escaping the oncoming truck, unsuspectedly rammed into the Toyota Picnic vehicle.
The truck in the process fell into the dicth.
The injured victims were rescued to General Hospital Ijebu-Ode , Ogun State.
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The corpses of the dead victims were deposited at the General Hospital Ijebu-Ode, Morgue.
The second crash occurred at about 0820hrs on the Ijebu-Ode - Sagamu Expressway, also at Ijebu Ife .
Nineteen people were involved in the crash (03 male adults and 16 female adults) 10 people were injured while 07 died in the crash , comprising 01male adult and 06female adults.
02 vehicles were involved in the crash , a white Mack tanker with registration number AGL667XX and a TOYOTA HIACE, commutter bus coming from Okitipupa, Ondo state, with registration number KJA534XL
It was a head on collision as a result of speed and lost of control.
The commutter bus due to excessive speed could not manourveur the diversion point and in the process collided head on with the truck.
The injured victims were rescued to the General Hospital Ijebu-Ode for medical treatment and the corpses of the dead victims deposited at same hospital.
The FRSC Ogun State Sector Commander, Clement Oladele commisorated with the families of the victims and urged them to visit the medical institutions or the FRSC Command at Ijebu - Ode Ogun State, for details of the two crashes
The Sector Commander admonishes motorists to drive cautiously and within approved speed limits and resists dangereous overtaking to avoid road traffic crashes
Signed Route Commander Florence Okpe Public Education Officer
Federal Road Safety Corps Ogun State Command
For: Sector Commander
FRSC Ogun State Command.
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