From Segun Ayinde, Abeokuta
Two persons died in an auto crash that occurred on Monday when a Mazda bus crashed with a truck around long bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway corridor of Ogun State.
One person also sustained injuries from the accident.
Involved in the crash was a Mazda bus with registration number: EDE217XB and A MAN DIESEL Truck with registration number: AJL715XA.
Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun State, Florence Okpe confirmed this to newsmen in a statement yesterday in Abeokuta, the state capital.
Okpe said the cause of the accident was as a result of road obstruction and fatigue.
She said three persons (all males) were involved in the auto crash, one person sustained injuries, while the remaining two died instantly.
The chief superintendent route commander noted that the injured person had been taken to Hopeland Hospital, Warewa, while the corpses had been deposited at Real Divine Hospital morgue, Ibafo.
She added that obstruction had also been cleared off the road and free flow of traffic restored.
The Sector Commander, FRSC Ogun Sector Command, CC Akinwumi Fasakin, sympathized with the family of the crash victims.
Fasakin, therefore, advised motorists to always be on alert while driving, as well as observe some rest to avoid fatigue.
