- The first accident happened in the early hours of Tuesday at about 12 midnight
- The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said one of the crashes occurred around Heyden Petrol Station
Two separate auto crashes along the Lagos-Ibadan highway have claimed two lives, authorities have said
The first accident happened in the early hours of Tuesday at about 12 midnight.
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), one of the crashes, which occurred around Heyden Petrol Station, involved two male adults.
“Unfortunately, one person was recorded dead from the crash and the second person unhurt,” the FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe, told newsmen.
Okpe said the vehicle involved was unidentified, stating that “it was a case of hit-and-run. The corpse was deposited at Idera morgue Sagamu.”
The second road crash, Okpe, said, occurred at about 04:25 am, around Tollgate on the Sagamu-Abeokuta route.
Okpe disclosed that the Mack tipper truck (JBD483ZY) involved was speeding, which led to a loss of control.
“The suspected cause of the lone crash was speed, which led to a loss of control, and the vehicle crashed.
“Two male adults were involved. One was killed and the other unhurt. The corpse was deposited at Idera morgue, Sagamu,” Okpe explained.
Meanwhile, the Ogun FRSC Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, described the crashes as avoidable if caution was considered and simple traffic rules were put in place.
Uga sympathised with the victims’ families and advised the motoring public to put safety first when using the road.