Three persons were on Monday confirmed dead in an accident involving a Tipper loaded with granite and a Dangote truck around mile 12 market, Ogere, on the Lagos /Ibadan Expressway.
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi noted that the accident occurred around 5:45am, saying that the accident was caused by the granite loaded tipper with registration number MUS 589 XX.
“Learnt the granite loaded tipper was heading inbound Lagos on top speed from a Quarry at Isara, before it lost control and rammed into the Dangote truck with registration number NSR 89 YQ from behind.
“The three casualties who lost their lives were in the loaded tipper, while the occupant in the Dangote truck is unknown.
“The two accidented vehicles were taken to the Police Motor Traffic Division at Ogere,” he said.
Akinbiyi added that the corpses of the deceased had been deposited at FOS Mortuary, Ipara.
