Three Killed, Seven Injured In Two Road Crashes In Ogun

Three persons have been killed, while seven others sustained injuries in two separate road accidents along the Sagamu–Ikorodu Expressway and Ota–Idiroko Road in Ogun State.

The crashes occurred on Saturday at the Kam Steel axis of the Sagamu–Ikorodu Expressway and the Agarawu, Winners axis of the Ota–Idiroko Road.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incidents in a traffic update, providing details of the circumstances surrounding the accidents.

According to Akinbiyi, the first crash occurred at about 4:10 pm at the Kam Steel axis when a patrol van reportedly emerged from the Kam Steel access road onto the highway and collided with a tricycle, causing it to somersault.

He said eight persons were involved in the accident, which claimed the life of a woman, while two other women sustained varying degrees of injuries.

The injured victims were subsequently rescued and taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, while the deceased’s body was deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

In a separate incident at about 3:25 pm, two persons, a man and a woman, lost their lives, while seven others sustained injuries in a collision involving a yellow Howo truck and a TVS tricycle at the Agarawu, Winners axis of the Ota–Idiroko Road.

Akinbiyi attributed the second accident to brake failure, which reportedly caused the truck driver to lose control and ram into the tricycle.

He explained that nine persons were involved in the crash, adding that the injured victims had been taken to the hospital before the arrival of emergency responders.

He further disclosed that one of the deceased victims was claimed by her relatives, while the other body was deposited at the General Hospital morgue in Ifo.

Akinbiyi noted that the intervention of TRACE operatives, alongside personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps and the Police, helped restore normal traffic flow at both accident scenes.

While commiserating with the families of the deceased, the agencies urged motorists to prioritise road safety by ensuring their vehicles are properly serviced and maintained to prevent avoidable accidents.