By Rita Enemuru, Reporting.
FOUR persons have been confirmed killed and nine others injured in a fatal auto crash that took place at Obada area of Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun state on Thursday.
The incident was confirmed by the State Command of the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) superintendent route commander, Florence Okpe.
Florence Okpe confirmed that the accident was caused by route violation as the driver of one of the vehicles involved was driving against the traffic.
The two vehicles involved in the crash included a Mazda Bus with Registration Number KRD 831 YD, and an unregistered truck.
“The crash occurred at the early hours of today at Obada Oko on the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway, a total 14 persons were involved ,9 persons sustained injuries while 4 persons died, all male adults,” she stated.
The injured victims were said to have been transferred to the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, State General Hospital, Ijaye Abeokuta, and Aries Medicare Hospital Obada town for medical care, while the corpses were taken by family members, according to a FRSC spokesperson.
The Sector Commander the Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) , Ogun Sector Command, Ahmed Umar, commiserated with the family of the victims and advised motorists to always obey traffic laws by not driving against traffic.
He, however, emphasised on the roles of passengers in cautioning drivers and also using the toll free number 122 to report any reckless driving
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