3 killed, 7 injured in separate Ogun road crashes

Three radical mislaid their lives portion 7 others were injured successful 2 antithetic accidents successful Ogun State connected Saturday.

The crashes happened on the Sagamu-Ikorodu Expressway and the Ota-Idiroko Road.

Confirming the incidents, the spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the archetypal clang happened astir 4:10 p.m. adjacent Kam Steel connected the Sagamu-Ikorodu route.

According to him, a pickup van drove retired from the Kam Steel entree roadworthy and deed a tricycle, which overturned successful the process.

He explained that 8 persons were affected successful the crash; 1 pistillate died connected the spot, portion 2 different women were injured.

The injured were taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, for treatment, portion the corpse was deposited successful the hospital's morgue.

The 2nd mishap occurred earlier, astatine astir 3:25 p.m., astatine Agarawu, Winners area, on the Ota-Idiroko Road.

Akinbiyi said it progressive a yellowish Howo motortruck and a TVS tricycle.

He attributed the clang to brake failure, which made the motortruck operator suffer power and ram into the tricycle.

“Nine radical were progressive successful the 2nd crash. A antheral and a pistillate died, portion 5 others sustained injuries.”

He stated that the injured had already been taken to infirmary earlier rescue officials arrived, and 1 of the corpses was released to relatives, portion the different was taken to the General Hospital morgue, Ifo.

Akinbiyi said TRACE officials, alongside different exigency responders, cleared the scenes and restored postulation flow.

He condoled with the families of the deceased and urged motorists to ever support their vehicles and prioritise safety.

3 killed, 7 injured successful abstracted Ogun roadworthy crashes