Three persons were burnt to death in an accident involving a pick up van around Danco filling station on the Lagos – Ibadan expressway on Friday.
The Sector Commander in Ogun State, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),Ahmed Umar confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.
According to him, the crash occurred around 4:37pm and was caused by excessive speeding and loss of control by the driver of the pickup van.
The sector commander said that the pickup van with no registration number, was on top speed, lost control, hit a truck in front and immediately went into flames.
Umar explained that five persons were involved in the accident, all male.
One person sustained injuries while three persons were burnt to death.
“One vehicle was involved , a pick van with no registration number on it.
The suspected cause of the lone crash was excessive speed which led to loss of control and hit a truck in his front and went into flame immediately,” he said.
The FRSC boss noted that the injured victim was taken to Idera Hospital in Sagamu for medical attention while the corpses of the deceased were deposited at same hospital mortuary.
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