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Four persons die in auto crash along Ore-Ijebu-Ode highway

Four persons were on Friday killed in a fatal auto crash along Ore-Ijebu-Ode section of the expressway around the popular J-3 area involving a Toyota Camry blue colour vehicle with registration number BDG184FY

Penpushing reports that Chief Route Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun State Command Florence Okpe confirmed this in a statement explaining that the victims of the crash include three male adults and one female adult

‘The fatal crash occurred at about 1140hrs on Friday 09/02/24 on Ore- Ijebu-ode section of the expressway around J3. 01 vehicle was involved with registration number BDG184FY a Toyota Camry blue colour. A total of 04 persons were involved and they all died from the lone crash.( 03 male adult and 01 female adult)’, she wrote

Penpushing also reports that the Public Education Officer of the command said the suspected cause of the lone crash was excessive speed which led to lose of control adding that the vehicle veered off the road and somersaulted into a swamp.

The statement stated that the corpses as at the time of filing this report had being  taken to the State General Hospital morgue Ijebu-Ode, adding that the sector commander, Anthony Uga, however, advised motorists taking long journey to always have 15 minutes rest after 4 hours drive to avoid fatigue while driving and also go with the stipulated speed limit.

Penpushing reports that Okpe in the statement said the sector commander sympathized with the family of the crash victims and enjoined them to contact Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Ogbere for more information about the crash.

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