Eight persons were confirmed dead while a pregnant woman and one person sustained injuries on Sunday in an accident involving a blue Toyota Corolla Sport around Ewekoro area on Lagos /Abeokuta Expressway.
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi explained that the accident which occurred around 12:50pm was caused by excessive speeding and lost of control on the part of the driver.
He noted that 10 persons were involved in the accident which were four male, four female and two kids, saying that eight persons died while two others sustained injuries.
“We learnt that the Toyota Corolla Sport vehicle was inbound Abeokuta on the Lagos /Abeokuta Expressway when the accident happened.
“The driver of the Toyota marked AKD 649 FP, who was drunk and on excessive speed lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a stationery trailer parked along the road .
“Though the driver of the trailer was not in vehicle when the accident happened, he gave up himself later and he is presently at Ewekoro Divisional Police Station with the accidented vehicles involved,” he said.
Akinbiyi disclosed that the remains of the deceased had been deposited at the mortuary of General Hospital, Ifo in Ifo local government area of the state.
He added that the injured pregnant woman and a boy had been taken to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi – Aba, Abeokuta for treatment.
