Two killed in Ota toll gate multiple crash

A fatal multiple crash around the old  Toll gate axis in at Ota ,located  opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC) Command, along the Lagos – Ibadan Expressway claimed lives of two persons on Wednesday.

Penpushing reports that  the  Public Education Officer  of the  Ogun State Command, of the Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC),Florence Okpe confirmed the sad incident explaining that it  occurred at about 1738 hrs and claimed the lives of the victims who were male adults .

‘A total of 18 people made up of 16  male adults and 02 female adults were involved in the crash with 06 people sustaining various degrees of injuries. Those injured comprised of 05 male adults and 01 female adult’, she said

Penpushing further reports that, Okpe said a total of  five   vehicles were  involved in the crash ,which comprised  a blue colured IVECO Truck with  vehicle registration number AAA214XL and second vehicle is a yellow coloured volkswagon commuter  bus  with registration number  KJA 929XG

The Public Education Officer added that, the  third vehicle is also a  yellow coloured commutter bus with registration number KRD 835XU,while the fourth vehicle is a red coloured  Boxer Motorcycle with registration number DED064QG and  fifth vehicle is a red coloured Bajaj Motocycle without  a registration number.

Penpushing further reports that, the command said,the suspected cause was mechanical failure due to brake failure on the part of the truck heading towards Lagos, which  loss control as the truck was descending the slope at the old toll gate at Ota .

‘The FRSC Rescue Team on hearing the impact of the crash immediately rushed across from their Command to the crash scene and were able to rescue the injured victims to the Ota General Hospital, while the corpses of the two dead victims were  deposited at the Ifo General Hospita’, she added.

Penpushing also reports that, the Sector Commander,, Clement Oladele, commiserated with the victims of the avoidable crash and once again advised vehicle operators especially articulated vehicles to ensure their vehicles are in good condition before plying the roads .

The Sector Commander advised members of the public whose relations travelled in the ill-fated vehicles to contact the  Command at Ota, or the two aforementioned hospitals for detailed  information about the crash.