February 13, (THEWILL) – Three persons have died in a multiple road accident that occurred on the Ogun State stretch of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. One person sustained injuries, while the others were unhurt.
The crash involved four vehicles: an IVECO truck with registration number SSU517XA,  a MAN diesel container with registration number T- 8493LA and two HOWO trucks.
The Superintendent Route Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Florence Okpe said the cause of the accident was over speeding, which led to loss of  control on the part of the driver of one of the vehicles.
She said that officials of the FRSC were on ground to carry out the rescue operations from the crash, which occurred  200 metres to a Danco petrol filling station situated on the expressway.
Okpe said the injured victims refused to be taken to hospital for medical attention, while the corpses of the deceased were deposited in the mortuary at Idera Hospital.
The Sector Commander of the FRSC, Ogun Sector Command, Commander A Umar,  cautioned motorists against violating speed limits and  advised  them to apply common sense when visibility is poor.
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