17 persons sustained injuries in accident on Ota-Idiroko Road

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Ogun state on Saturday said that no fewer than 17 persons were injured in an accident that involved three vehicles and a tricycle.

Mrs Florence Okpe, the FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, who confirmed the accident, said the accident occurred on Iju Bridge on Ota-Idiroko Road on Saturday at about 8.05 a.m.

According to her, no life was lost to the accident.

Okpe said listed the three vehicles  as Mazda with registration number AAA 729 AY, a Toyota Haice marked LND 85 DA and a Sino truck with no registration number as well as a Bajaj tricycle marked TTN 58VND.

She said that 32 people comprising 12 male adults and 20 female adults were involved in the crash, adding that of the 32 persons, six male adults and 11 female adults sustained various degrees of injuries.

She said that the suspected cause of the accident was excessive speeding on the part of the truck driver, who attempted to negotiate a bend on Iku Bridge and lost control in the process.

Okpe said that the truck then rammed into the other two vehicles and the tricycle.

“The survivors were taken to the Ota General Hospital for medical attention,” she  said, urging motorists to refrain from excessive speeding and consider other road users.

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