SAD NEWS!! 5 Killed In Tragic Road Accident On Sagamu/Abeokuta Expressway

<br /> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_274451" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-radius: 3px; border: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 10px; max-width: 100%; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center; width: 710px;"> <img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-274451" height="452" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" src="http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Accident-on-Lagos-Ibadan-Express-Road-620x400-700x452.jpg" srcset="http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Accident-on-Lagos-Ibadan-Express-Road-620x400.jpg 700w, http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Accident-on-Lagos-Ibadan-Express-Road-620x400-150x97.jpg 150w" style="border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 99%; padding: 0px;" width="700" /><div class="wp-caption-text" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; padding: 0px 4px 5px;"> Road Accident Scene</div> </div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <strong>Five persons were confirmed dead on Tuesday while two others sustained injuries in an accident involving a Subaru car and a Honda bus at Orile Imo area along the Sagamu/Abeokuta expressway.</strong></div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> Akinbiyi stated that the accident was caused by over-speeding which made the driver of the Honda bus with registration number EKY 365 FB to lose control.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> The TRACE spokesman said the driver veered into the other lane and collided with the Subaru car with registration number KTU 246 AT inbound Abeokuta.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> He added that seven males were involved in the accident, saying that five of them died while two others sustained injuries.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> “The accident happened around 7:15 am. The Honda was coming from Abeokuta, lost control, veered into the other lane and collided with the Subaru car which was going toward Abeokuta.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> “Three people were initially injured and four died instantly. However, a post-crash report indicates that another of the injured victims has also died bringing the number of the dead to five and two injured,’’ he said.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> Akinbiyi disclosed that the corpses of the dead have been deposited at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH) morgue, while the injured were receiving treatment at the same hospital.</div> <div style="color: #333333; font-family: "Source Sans Pro", sans-serif; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> He further urged motorists and other road users to be cautious and ensure that their vehicles were in good condition before embarking on any journey</div>

SAD NEWS!! 5 Killed In Tragic Road Accident On Sagamu/Abeokuta Expressway

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