Three individuals have lost their lives, with 21 others sustaining injuries of varying severity in several road accidents in Ogun State.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), verified the incidents to journalists in Abeokuta on Sunday.
Mr. Akinbiyi indicated that the accidents took place at the Iju Bridge in Atan, along the Owode Idiroko Expressway, and in Ayedade village, Obada, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Saturday.
“Five vehicles were involved in the accident. One was a Mazda bus with registration number AAA729YC, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LND85YA, a Sino truck with no registration number, a Bajaj tricycle marked TTN58ND, and a Volkswagen bus (white) with registration number APP 77 YD.
“The corpses have been deposited at the State Hospital Mortuary, Ota, and Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro Abeokuta.”
He further said the vehicles involved had been towed to the Atan divisional police station for further investigation.
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