Three clerics die in Abeokuta-Sagamu road crash on return from deliverance service
Three clerics in white clothing/apparel with robes have been killed in a road crash on the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway while returning from from Oke-Iragbiji in Osun State, after prayers and deliverance service.
Penpushing reports that Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Public Relations Officer Babatunde Akinbiyi who confirmed the incident, said the crash occurred on Saturday around 9:44 a.m., near Day Waterman College, inbound Abeokuta
The agency spokesperson added that the accident involved a black Rio car with registration number: AKD 827 DV and a white Sino truck with number WDL 466 XA, noting that the cause of the road crash was sleeping behind the wheel, coupled with speeding and loss of control on the part of Rio car driver.
Penpushing further reports that Akinbiyi said the car skidded to the other lane of the road, uprooted the street light at the median and collided with the Sino truck loaded with cement, outbound Abeokuta, adding that seven persons were involved.
The Public Relations Officer of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), disclosed that three died, two injured and two rescued unhurt, explaining that the victims were taken to the State Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta.
‘The Rio car, in which a driver, a passenger and three men of God in white clothing/apparel with robes were driving in was coming from Oke-Iragbiji in Osun State, for prayers and deliverance service’, Akinbiyi stated
‘Suddenly, the driver lost control due to excessive speed, as he was also dozing behind the wheels, ran over the median, hit and uprooted the street light on the median before colliding head-on with the Sino truck loaded with cement, which was coming outbound Abeokuta. Instantly, the three men of God died due to the impact of the collision, while the driver and the passenger in front were injured’, Akinbiyi said
Penpushing also reports that Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), imagemaker advised motorists against overspeeding and to take adequate rest at least six to seven hours before setting out on a journey.
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