An accident scene in Ogun State
Two persons were confirmed dead
while three others sustained various degrees of injuries on Monday in an
accident involving a Nissan Sentra and a Mack truck at Adedero village on
Abeokuta -Sagamu expressway.
Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the
Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the
incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi explained that the accident
occurred around 5:45am, saying it was caused as a result of reckless driving on
the part of the Nissan car driver.
"According to investigation
carried by TRACE corps rescue team, the driver of the car, loaded the
passengers from Kobape, inbound Abeokuta, before it ran into a broken down
truck at Adedero village, as a result of reckless driving and poor visibility.
"The injured victims were
rescued before TRACE corps arrived at the scene, while the combined team of
TRACE, FRSC and the police took the dead victims, in the FRSC patrol vehicle to
the morgue of State Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta.
"The sum of N230, 620 was
retrieved from the dead victims body. One was with N153, 620 and the other N77,
000.
"The money has been handed
over to the families of the victims.
"We learnt they were fish
sellers going to Abeokuta to buy fish before the unfortunate incident happened."
He said.
He commiserated with the family
of the victims, while admonishing drivers to always remove their vehicles from
the road in case of break down.
He urged motorists to avoid
reckless driving especially under poor visibility.(NAN)
