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Two persons have been killed and three others injured in a road accident that occurred along Sagamu, Ijebu-Ode road.
The crash which involved an Ash Howo Truck with no registration number and a Blue Toyota Camry car with registration number APP478FS, occurred at about 11:28 am on Sunday.
Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the accident to journalists in Abeokuta, said the rescue operation was carried out by a team from FRSC Zebra 50 of Ijebu Ode Unit Command.
She blamed the accident on overspeeding and loss of control, which led to the collision of the two vehicles.
Okpe said, “The crash involved 2(two) vehicles with the following details, Ash Howo Truck with no registration number and Blue Toyota Camry Car with registration number APP478FS.
“Five people were involved in the crash. One male adult and four female adult. A total of two people were killed, one male and one female, while three females were injured.”
She added that the injured victims were taken to General Hospital, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, while the corpses were deposited in the morgue.
The Sector Commander, CC Anthony Uga, while sympathizing with families of the victims, advised motorists to desist from overspeeding and give total attention to driving.
