The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State Command, has said that one person died while two sustained injuries in a multiple crash on Ota-Idiroko Road on Wednesday.
The Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Anthony Uga, while confirming the incident said it happened at about 7.20 a.m. and involved three vehicles and eight persons.
He said a blue mini truck marked BDG 340 XZ and a truck with no registration number collided with an Iveco Tipper marked AAA 969 ZY, that broke down while descending a slope from Idiroko side of Arobieye, Iju Bridge.
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The FRSC boss said that the two vehicles plunged into Iju River in the process, resulting in the death of one person, while two others sustained varying degrees of injury.
“The corpse of the victim has been deposited at the morgue of Ifo General Hospital, while the survivors are receiving treatment at Ota General Hospital,” he said.
Uga blamed the accident on mechanical fault.
The sector commander implored articulated truck drivers to ensure that their vehicles were in good condition before putting them on the highway.
Source: NAN
