The Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC today, confirmed the death of a police officer on duty, in a road accident reportedly caused by a speeding truck belonging to a firm in Ogun State.
According to a statement by the FRSC spokesperson in the State, Florence Okpe, five other persons were injured in the crash along the Abeokuta-Lagos highway on Tuesday night.
Okpe disclosed that nine vehicles were involved in the crash, including the truck, a tipper, a yellow bus, an armoured tank, a Toyota RAV4 and three motorcycles.
While explaining that eight persons – seven male adults and one female adult – were involved in the crash, she said, four male adults and one female adult were injured, pointing out that “one person was killed, while two were unhurt.”
The FRSC blamed the crash on speeding and wrongful overtaking by the truck driver, who was said lost control and crashed into other vehicles from the rear
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