The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed one person dead and one other seriously injured in an accident which involved two vehicles on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Clement Oladele, who made the confirmation on Sunday in Ota, Ogun state, disclosed that the incident occurred on Saturday evening.
Oladele explained that the auto-crash involved a Toyota Jeep with registration number LSD 37 BR and an unregistered trailer.
The sector commander said the Toyota Jeep lost control due to speeding and rammed into the trailer at Isara-Sapade axis of the highway.
“The corpse of the deceased has been deposited in the Mortuary at Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun, while the injured is receiving treatment at the same hospital, ”he said.
The FRSC boss, however, advised motorists to be cautious and obey traffic regulations to avoid unnecessary loss of lives.
He also admonished motorists to maintain the stipulated 50 km per hour maximum speed limit within construction zones and refrain from overtaking till they were clearly out of the construction zones, as violators were liable to be prosecuted.
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