Accident Claims 1, Injures 3 in Ogun

Ogun State has recorded another fatal road accident leading to the death of a passenger while others were injured and rushed to the hospital.

 

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Mr Adekunle Oguntoyinbo, Commander, Sango-Ota Unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),Sango-Ota on Tuesday said one person died and three others sustained injuries in an early morning accident in Ogun.

 

He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota that the accident happened at about 4.55 a.m. at Toll-Gate, Sango-Ota.

 

Oguntoyinbo said that the auto crash occurred when a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LND 723 XE, heading toward Toll-Gate from Iyana-Iyesi, Sango-Ota.

 

The unit commander said the driver of the vehicle lost control due to brake failure and in the process hit the road divider.

 

“The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Sango-Ota, while the injured are receiving intensive treatment at the same hospital, ” he said.

 

The unit commander advised drivers to always maintain speed limit and be cautious of their conduct on wheel to avert road accidents.

 

He said that the vehicle had been towed from the scene of accident to prevent gridlock.