Four persons were crushed to death on Monday in an accident involving an Iveco truck, Bajaj motorcycle and a commercial bus around phonex bus stop on the Sagamu -Ogijo road.
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Tuesday.
Akinbiyi explained that the accident occurred around 6:35pm on Monday and was caused by loss of control on the part of driver of the truck.
He added that the incident involved six male adults and four female adults, saying that five people were injured while four persons died in the accident.
“The accident involved an Iveco truck and a Bajaj motorcycle with no registration numbers and a commercial bus (Danfo ) marked FKJ 133 XX.
“According to eye witness account the truck was parked outside a company waiting to be called inside to load when the motorboy went inside to drive it in when he suddenly lost control of the truck .
“He rammed into the commercial bus and the Bajaj motorcycle killing the driver of the commercial bus and two other passengers inside the bus in addition to the motorcycle rider,” he said.
Akinbiyi condoled with the family of the deceased , calling on truck owners to ensure proper maintenance of their vehicle and avoid the use of minors as drivers to prevent avoidable crashes.
Akinbiyi explained that both the injured and the deceased were taken to Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) , Sagamu.
