Four persons on Friday died in a lone accident along the Sagamu-Ore-Benin expressway.
It was gathered that the accident which occurred about 11.40am at J-3, Ijebu-Ode axis of the highway, claimed the lives of all the occupants of the vehicle.
The Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command, Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident to journalists in Abeokuta on Friday.
According to her, the accident involved a Toyota Camry car with registration number, BDG 184 FY.
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Okpe explained that the driver of the car was travelling at high speed wheb he lost control of the wheels and crashed into a swamp.
She said the victims of the crash included three male and one female adults.
“The suspected cause of the lone crash was excessive speed which led to loss of control. The vehicle veered off the road and somersaulted into a swamp. The corpses were taken to the State General Hospital morgue in Ijebu-Ode”, Okpe said.
She said the sector commander, Anthony Uga, had advised motorists to comply with the stipulated speed limit and to always have a 15-minute rest after four hours’ drive on long journeys to avoid fatigue.
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