FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Ahmed Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Ota, Ogun State, that the accident occurred at about 1.15 p.m. at Mile 12 Market, Ogere.

Umar explained that a truck, with no registration number, lost control due to excessive speeding and rammed into a motorcycle, marked LAR 250 AV, thus killing the three occupants instantly, with one other sustaining injury while another person came out unhurt.

The sector commander added that there were five persons on the motorcycle when the driver of the truck hit them and zoomed off, adding that it was a hit-and-run incident.

“The corpses of the dead were taken away for burial by the Hausa people at Ogere, while the survivor was taken to an undisclosed hospital for treatment,” he said.

The FRSC boss, who blamed the cause of the incident on excessive speeding, urged motorists to reduce their speed and shun reckless driving to avoid unnecessary loss of lives.

He commiserated with the families of the accident victims and prayed God to grant them the fortitude to bear the losses.

Source: NAN

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FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, Mr Ahmed Umar, who confirmed the incident said that it occurred at about 6.20 a.m.

Umar explained that the explosion occurred in front of Romona trailer park at Ogere.

“The fire is serious; the number of vehicles involved cannot be ascertained yet.

“Ogun State Fire Service has arrived the scene, while FRSC operatives are on ground managing the traffic situation,’’ he said.

It was the fifth of such tragedies involving fuel tankers in the Lagos and Ogun State axis since the beginning of the year.

A similar fuel tanker-related fire was recorded on January 7 on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway.

On March 21, a fuel tanker was the cause of fire on Otedola Bridge, also on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in which many vehicles were burnt.

On March 25, a diesel-laden tanker went up in flames at Ikotun area of Lagos, leading to the incineration of other vehicles and shops.

Last Thursday, on June 17, fire from the kitchen of a Chinese restaurant at the Ogun State Property Investments Corporation (OPIC) Plaza in Lagos trailed a leaking gas truck which was on motion in the area, resulting in a fire snowball which engulfed many other vehicles and properties.

Twenty-five cars were destroyed in the OPIC Plaza inferno, while 13 persons, mostly workers in the restaurant, sustained burn injuries.

Source: NAN

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