32 passengers escape death in Ogun multiple road accident

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32 passengers escape death in Ogun multiple road accident

A total of 32 passengers on Saturday escaped death following a multiple road accident on the Iju bridge along Ota-Idiroko road in Ogun State.

The accident involved four vehicles with registration numbers AAA729YC Mazda, LND85YA TOYOTA HIACE, TTN58ND BAJAJ and a SINO TRUCK with no registration number.

Waploaded reports that the crash which occurred at about 8:55am involved 12 male and 20 female adults, with 17 of them injured.

The Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, Florence Okpe ascribed the cause of the crash to excessive speed on the part of the Sino truck which tried to negotiate a bend at Iju bridge on a high-speed, lost control and crashed into two vehicles.

She stated that the injured victims were taken to Ota General Hospital for medical attention and advised motorists to shun speed and consider other road users