5 individuals had been killed whereas 12 others had been injured in an accident that occurred on Tuesday round Foursquare Church, Ajebo, alongside Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The accident, which occurred round 1:07 p.m., concerned a Mazda bus with registration quantity SMK685YG and a Howo truck with registration quantity ZE-1210G.
The driving force of the Mazda bus reportedly slept in resulting from fatigue, misplaced management and rammed into the transferring truck.
The spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Street Security Corps, FRSC, Florence Okpe, disclosed this on Tuesday in a press release made accessible to journalists.
The injured have been taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere Remo in Ikenne Native Authorities Space of the state for medical therapy, whereas the our bodies of the lifeless have been deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.
The assertion reads partially: “The deadly crash occurred at about 1.07pm on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
“A complete of 18 individuals had been concerned together with 10 male adults and 08 feminine adults and 12 individuals had been injured (10 male and 02 feminine) and sadly 05 individuals had been recorded as lifeless from the crash (4 male and 01 feminine adults).
“Autos with registration quantity ZE-1210G HOWO TRUCK and a Mazda bus SMK685YG had been concerned.
“The suspected causes of the deadly accident had been tire failure, pace and fatigue, which led to lack of management as the driving force fell asleep on the steering wheel and crashed right into a transferring truck.
“The injured victims had been taken to Victory Hospital Ogere whereas the our bodies had been deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo.”
Nonetheless, the Sector Commander, FRSC Ogun Sector Command, Anthony Uga, has suggested motorists to keep away from pace and all the time go for good tyres.
Whereas highlighting the difficulty of fatigue, Uga urged drivers to all the time create time to relaxation. He additionally instructed the passengers to all the time be alert and proper any abnormalities they discover within the drivers, particularly when such a driver is seen dozing behind the wheels.
The sector commander expressed his condolences to the household of the crash victims and prays God to grant them the braveness to bear the irreparable loss.