By Wilson Adekumola
At least four persons have been reportedly died in a road accident along the Lagos-Ibadan highway, opposite Mountain Top University, when a driver rammed his car into a moving truck while pressing phone.
The accident which occured early hours of Saturday around Rain Oil Petrol Station, involved a Lexus RX350 car with registration number, KTU738HM, and a Mack marked, T21024LAl
Confirming, the Federal Road Safety Commission saud a total of six male adults were involved; “two persons were unhurt while four were recorded dead from the crash.”
Florence Okpe, the FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe disclosed that, “The suspected causes of the fatal crash were excessive speed, use of phone while driving, which led to loss of control on the part of the Lexus driver and he rammed into a moving truck.”
Okpe added that the remains of the dead victims were deposited at the Real Divine Hospital morgue in Ibafo.
Meanwhile, the FRSC Sector Commander FRSC in Ogun, Ahmed Umar, has cautioned motorists on the use of phone while driving and the dangers associated with such.
The Sector Commander condoled the family of the victims, advising them to contact the Ibafo office of the FRSC for more information about the crash.
