A devastating accident involving three vehicles and a tricycle occurred on Saturday at approximately 8:55 am around Iju bridge on the Ota-Idiroko road, leaving 17 people injured and 15 others unscathed.
The vehicles involved were a Mazda bus, a Toyota Hiace bus, a Sino truck, and a Bajaj tricycle.
According to The PUNCH, the Spokesperson for the Ogun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps Florence Okpe, said the accident was caused by excessive speed on the part of the Sino truck driver, who lost control while negotiating a bend around the Iju bridge, resulting in a chain reaction of crashes.
The injured victims, comprising 6 male and 11 female adults, were rushed to the General Hospital in Ota for medical treatment. Fortunately, no lives were lost in the accident.
The statement partly read, “FRSC Ota carried out rescue operation at Iju bridge at about 0855hrs on Ota- Idiroko route.
“The crash occurred today 11 May 2024 involving 32 people which comprised 12 male adults and 20 female adults.
“17 people sustained injuries ( 06 male adult and 11 female adult and the rest 15 people were unhurt. fortunately, no life was lost from the multiple crashes.
“A total of 04 vehicles were involved with registration numbers AAA729YC Mazda, LND85YA Toyota Hiace, TTN58ND BAJAJ and the fourth vehicle has no number plate on it a SINO truck.
“The suspected cause of the crash was excessive speed on the part of the Sino truck which tried to negotiate the bend at Iju bridge on a high-speed loss control and crashed on the vehicles and then followed others.
“The injured victims were taken to Ota General Hospital for medical attention.”
The FRSC has urged motorists to avoid speeding and consider other road users to reduce the occurrence of crashes and loss of lives on the roads.
