A tragic accident involving a Mazda car claimed the life of a toddler and his mother on the Ota-Idiroko Road in Ogun State on Friday.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, told journalists in Abeokuta, Ogun capital, that three other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident.
According to The Punch, the accident involved two motorcycles, marked MEK 341 VN and TTD 479 VD, and a Mazda car with registration number TG 557 AAA in front of Muslim Progressive High School, Oke Odan.
Akinbiyi explained that the Mazda car suffered a brake failure which caused the driver to lose control of the wheels and rammed into the motorcycle.
“Both the Mazda car and the motorcycles were heading towards Idiroko, with the motorcycles in front while the car was behind them.
“It was learnt that the vehicle suddenly developed brake failure and rammed into the motorcycles in its front, killing the female passenger and her male toddler, who was between 3-4 years old, while the rider was also injured.
“The dead victims, the woman and her 3-4 years old boy, have been claimed by their relatives for burial, with the permission of the Police, while the three male injured victims have been rescued by the FRSC to the General Hospital, Idiroko.
“The driver of the Mazda has reported himself to the Oke-Odan divisional police station for further investigation with the motorcycles and the car also deposited there,” Akiniyi said.
