A truck has crushed a man to death and injured three others in an accident at Toll-Gate on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway in Ogun State.
Confirming the incident, the South-West Area Commander of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACEC), Adekunle Ajibade, said the accident occurred at about 5 a.m. on Saturday, January 13, 2024.
Ajibade disclosed that the truck with registration no. XA356 ALD coming from Sango-Ota to Lagos lost control due to speeding and rammed into four persons waiting to board a bus at Toll-Gate.
READ ALSO: Truck crushes woman to death on Lagos-Abeokuta expressway
He added that the incident resulted to the death of a man while three others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
“The remains of the victim have been deposited at the morgue in Ifo General Hospital, Ogun, while the survivors are receiving treatment at Ota General Hospital,” he said.
Ajibade cautioned motorists, especially truck drivers, against speeding to prevent avoidable crashes.
He also reiterated the commitment of the agency to embark on more patrols to check the excesses of drivers and reduce crashes in 2024.
President Bola Tinubu has sent a letter to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Lieutenant…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, has remanded a 48-year-old…
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani says the state made history by carrying out the largest…
The Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara State has denied awarding professorship to the sacked Vice-Chancellor…
Technology company Globacom, on Thursday, November 21, 2024, delivered a brand new Toyota Prado car…
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has launched the 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem with…
This website uses cookies.