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Two die, three injured in Lagos-Ibadan New Year auto crash

The first day of the year 2024 saw two people dead while three others were injured in an auto crash that occurred at about 8 am around Isara Remo, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

Excessive speed was said to have been the cause of the lone accident involving a Toyota car with registration number TTD985AA.

The Spokesperson of the Ogun State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Florence Okpe, disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Monday, January 1, 2024.

The injured victims were said to have been taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere for medical attention, while the corpses were deposited at Isara General Hospital morgue.

The statement partly reads “The crash occurred at about 0800hrs on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. A total of 05 persons were involved which comprised 03 male children,01 male adult and 01 female adult.

“03 Persons were injured ( 01 female adult, 01 male adult and 01 male child).
02 people were killed (02 male children)
01 vehicle was involved with registration number TTD985AA Toyota car

“The suspected cause of the lone crash was excessive speed and the vehicle suddenly lost control and ran into a ditch.

“The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital Ogere, for medical attention, while the corpses were deposited at Isara General Hospital morgue”.

Akeem Adeyemi

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