No fewer than five persons were confirmed dead while 10 others sustained injuries in an accident at NASFAT turning on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Wednesday.
Mrs Florence Okpe, the Spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun , confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Okpe noted that the incident occurred at 9:56a.m and it involved a Daf truck marked KUT 561 ZZ, Toyota Hiace bus marked GGE 84 YF and a Man diesel truck without registration number.
She noted that the accident was caused as a result of dangerous driving on the part of one of the trucks.
Okpe explained that the truck made a sudden U-turn without any indication to alert the truck behind which led to loss of control on both the truck and the bus.
” A total of 15 persons were involved which comprised of 11 men and four women.
” 10 were injured (six men and four women) while five persons were killed from the multiple crash,” she said.
The FRSC spokesperson explained that the injured victims were taken to Famobis Hospital , Mowe while the deceased were deposited at Idera Hospital morgue, Sagamu.
The Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, cautioned motorists on speed and reckless driving, advising motorists to drive defensively for safety purpose.
