Two persons have been confirmed dead while four others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Nissan vehicle and a Mack truck at Iyana Egbado, Itori on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Saturday.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, Mr Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, noted that the crash at 6:00 a.m involved a Cabster marked KTU 142 XH and a truck with registration number T-12736 LA, as the Nissan vehicle rammed into the stationary truck which had a flat tyre.
He added that a total of seven men were involved in the accident, of which four were injured, two dead while one person was unhurt.
Umar said the deceased persons and injured victims have been taken to General Hospital, Ifo for appropriate attention, while he took out time to commiserate with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact FRSC Itori command for more information about the crash.
He advised motorists to avoid indiscriminate parking of vehicles by the roadside, adding that “If there’s a breakdown, proper placement of road signs should be put in order to alert oncoming vehicles.” (NAN).
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