Less than six hours after a fatal crash involving three vehicles claimed seven lives and left four others injured on the Ogun State axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, another deadly accident occurred along the Sagamu–Ikorodu road, killing 18 people, including an officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and injuring four others on the same day.
The FRSC chief Route Commander and Public Education Officer for the Sector Commander in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incidents in a statement on behalf of Sector Commander Fasakin Akinwumi.
According to Okpe, the tragedy on the Sagamu–Ikorodu road worsened when a vehicle lost its brakes and rammed into FRSC officials conducting a rescue operation at the scene, killing one of the officers.
She added that the injured victims were rushed to Dasochris Hospital, Gbaga, while the remains of the deceased were deposited at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu.
Okpe stated, “FRSC Mosimi unit Command carried out rescue operation on Ikorodu – Sagamu road on a crash that occurred on Saturday 5 April at about 1600 hrs.
The crash involved seven vehicles with registration numbers as follows:
AGL752YC (Toyota Hiace bus),
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T14007LA (Daf truck), HT680 (Honda car), unmarked Daf truck, a pickup marked STF10204, AGG448Q (motor bike) and PKA214WS(Bajaj bike).
“A total of 22 people were involved in the multiple crash ( 14 male , 6 female and 01 child) 04 people were injured and
18 persons were killed including one of the rescue officer who happened to be an FRSC personnel.
“This happened when vehicle one and two crashed and the FRSC rescue team were carrying out the rescue operation when another vehicle ran into them as a result of brake failure and killed FRSC staff.
“The injured victims were taken to Dasochris Hospital Gbaga while the deceased were deposited at OOUTH.
“The Sector Commander is pained over the recklessness of drivers and the number of crashes recorded today and is attributed to speed and brake failure.
“He advised motorists to drive within the stipulated speed limit and observe road signs as well.”
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