One dies, others sustain injuries in Ota/Idi-Iroko road accident

By Tobi Adetunji

One person has been confirmed dead while two others sustained  injuries in an accident that occurred at Iyana-Iyesi  Ota/Idi-Iroko road in Ogun on Friday.

Mr Ajibade Adekunle, the Area Commander of TRACE in Sango-Ota, confirmed to the Nigerian NewsDirect  that the accident occurred at about 8.45 a.m.

Adekunle said that the accident involved an Iveco truck, a Toyota Camry car and one tricycle.

He gave the registration number of the truck as GBE 26 ZC; that of the Camry – KJA 411 FZ and the tricycle – LND 140 respectively.

According to him, dangerous driving by the truck driver caused the accident, leading to the death of the Camry car driver.

“The corpse of the victim had been deposited at the Ifo General Hospital morgue, Ogun,” he said.

Adekunle commiserated with the family of the victim and prayed that God would grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.

He advised motorists to always exercise patience on the highways and refrain from reckless driving that could lead to unnecessary loss of lives and property.