Fifteen persons reportedly sustained injuries in a multiple auto crash that occurred on Monday at Omoyele Junction along the Sagamu–Ikorodu Expressway in Ogun State.
The crash involved an unregistered Mack truck, a Toyota Highlander with registration number AKD 29 JZ, a Suzuki mini bus (korope), and a motorcycle.
Confirming the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta yesterday, the spokesperson for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the victims comprised twelve adult males and three females.
Akinbiyi attributed the crash to excessive speeding by the truck driver, who lost control and rammed into the other automobiles. He added that TRACE operatives and the police were on ground for rescue operations, and the accident vehicles were towed away, allowing the free flow of traffic to be restored.
Similarly, a truck loaded with containers crashed on Monday at Ijagun, along the Ijebu-Ode/Benin City Expressway.
Akinbiyi, who also confirmed the second crash in a statement, noted that the victims were evacuated by operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode.
He explained that the incident affected the free flow of traffic, as the truck blocked the entire road. TRACE operatives, however, created a diversion at the Ijagun Express Junction for both inward and outward movement of vehicles.
