Two persons suspected to be husband and wife were yesterday crushed to death in an accident involving a car, a truck, and a motorcycle around Odogbara, few meters from NNPC on the Sagamu-Ogijo road, Ogun State.
This is as the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that 13 persons died, while 14 others sustained various degrees of injury in an accident on Bida/Mokwa road in Niger State.
Mr. Joel Dagwa, FRSC Sector Commander in Niger state, confirmed the figures in Minna.
Daiwa, said the accident, which occurred at about 6.3a.m at Panti village, involved a heavy-duty vehicle with registration number ZUR 690XA and a bus with registration number TN421XA.
“Twenty-seven people were involved in the accident,13 died, while 14 others that sustained injuries had been taken to the Federal Medical Centre, Bida and General hospital, Kutigi, for treatment,’’
he said.
The sector commander blamed the accident on fatigue, leading to loss of control.
In a similar way, two persons suspected to be husband and wife were on Tuesday, crushed to death in an accident involving a Toyota Camry car, Sino truck, and a motorcycle around Odogbara, few meters from NNPC on the Sagamu-Ogijo road.
Spokesman, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun state, Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.
Akinbiyi said that the accident which occurred at 7:40 am was caused by speeding, reckless riding, and break failure on the part of the motorcycle that has no registration number.
He stated that the motorcycle hit the Camry car with number plate: FKY-733 GF at the rear, fell across the road and the two passengers on the motorcycle were crushed by the truck coming behind, while the rider sustained injuries.
Akinbiyi added that six people were involved in the accident, one person injured, while two persons died.
“According to a witness, the motorcyclist was inbound Sagamu from Ogijo axis, when in an attempt to overtake the Camry car, after already overtaken three trailers hit the car from behind and it fell on the road.
“The trailer marked AGL-505 WX coming behind ran over them and the two passengers died on the spot while the motorcyclist was injured. Unfortunately, the deceased were husband and wife,”
he said.
Akinbiyi noted that the bodies of the deceased had been deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, while the injured was taken to Idera Hospital, Sagamu.
