SIXTEEN ESCAPE DEATH IN LAGOS-ABEOKUTA EXPRESSWAY CRASH
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
Sixteen people narrowly escaped death on Monday night following a multi-vehicle crash involving a Camry car, a Suzuki bus, and a tricycle at Iron Market along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway.
The Ota Divisional Commander of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Mr. Salau Hammed, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. He said the accident occurred around 8:20 p.m.
According to Hammed, the crash involved a Camry car and a tricycle, both without registration numbers, and a Suzuki commercial bus with registration number KRD 246 YK.
“A total of 16 persons were involved in the crash. Fortunately, there was no loss of life, but three persons two males and one female sustained varying degrees of injuries,” he stated.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of the Camry lost control of the vehicle due to excessive speeding and rammed into the tricycle and the bus.
Those injured were quickly taken to Adetutu Hospital in the Ilepa area for medical treatment.
Hammed urged motorists to avoid speeding and drive cautiously to prevent avoidable road accidents. He added that the involved vehicles had been cleared from the road to restore the free flow of traffic.
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