An accident at Mowe on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State has claimed the lives of three people.
The three victims, who were reportedly riding in a Howo truck without a license plate, were believed to have been trapped when a container fell from a truck bearing the license plate T-1563 LA.
In a statement released on Saturday, the Federal Road Safety Corps’ (FRSC) Ogun Sector Command verified the accident and placed the blame on the driver’s reckless driving.
Florence Okpe, a spokesman for the Ogun FRSC, stated that the crash was caused by a loss of control and that the FRSC rescue squad made every effort to preserve the victims’ lives.
The driver and two passengers but the trio could not make it due to the impact of the injury and their remains were said to have been deposited at a morgue in Sagamu, she said
Florence Okpe, a spokesman for the Ogun FRSC, stated that the crash was caused by a loss of control and that the FRSC rescue squad made every effort to preserve the victims’ lives.
The impact of the injuries prevented the driver and the other two passengers from making it, and their remains were reportedly placed at a morgue in Sagamu, the woman claimed.
The statement stated that at around 0107 hours on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Mowe, FRSC personnel conducted a rescue operation involving two cars with the registration number T-15636LA BLUEBIRD and a HOWO TRUCK without a number.
All three of the individuals involved were adult males, and they were all murdered when the container dropped and rested on the HOWO truck’s occupants.
“A crane was called in to lift the container off the road, and a tow vehicle was called in to remove the truck to alleviate traffic flow.”
In order to prevent accidents, the FSRC recommended drivers to drive defensively and always consider the interests of other road users.
Additionally, it urged drivers to never drive recklessly, constantly anticipate the activities of other road users, and always abide by traffic laws and regulations.