ARMED ROBBERS CAUSE AUTO CRASH, AS ACCIDENTS CLAIM 10 LIVES ON SAGAMU-BENIN EXPRESSWAY

The  Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Sector Commander, Clement Oladele, made this known late Saturday, adding that the first crash occurred around 5a.m. when the day was still dark, while the second crash occurred at about 8.20 a.m. on the same corridor at Ijebu Ife, Ogun State.

Penpushing further reports that, Oladele said the two crashes involved 26 persons, explaining that the first crash was suspected to have been caused by an armed robbery attack, in which two people died when the driver of a Toyota Picnic suddenly reversed on the highway after sighting armed robbers.

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) boss said an oncoming truck crashed into the fleeing vehicle, adding that, “the injured victims were rescued to General Hospital Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State. The corpses of the dead victims were deposited at the General Hospital Ijebu-Ode, morgue,”.

Penpushing also reports that, Oladele disclosed that seven passengers  died in the second crash involving a Mack tanker and a Toyota Hiace commuter bus coming from Okitipupa, Ondo State, pointing out that,’the commuter bus due to excessive speed could not manoeuvre the diversion point and in the process collided head on with the truck’.