Three die in Ogun road accident

Three persons were confirmed dead in an accident involving a Honda Civic car and a white Nissan Cabstar at Olorunsogo village on Abeokuta/Sagamu Expressway.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the incident yesterday to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said it occurred on Saturday night.

Akinbiyi said the Nissan Cabstar, registered as (Lagos) KSF 906 XR, was speeding and lost control.

The TRACE spokesman said the Cabstar skidded off its lane, which led to a head-on with the Honda car, registered as (Ogun) GBE 495 AA.

He said: “The Cabstar was on top speed, lost control and crossed to the opposite lane and hit the oncoming vehicle.

“The accident involved eight people: six males, two females. Three males died in the accident while two people sustained various degrees of injury.”

The TRACE spokesman said the bodies of the victims were taken to Federal Medical Centre (FMC) mortuary in Abeokuta, the capital, and the injured admitted at the same hospital.

State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Clement Oladele, confirmed the incident.