A fatal accident on Wednesday claimed the lives of four persons along the Abeokuta-Odeda-Ibadan Road, in Ogun State.
The accident occurred at Alakija Village, near Olodo town, in Odeda Local Government Area of the state around 9.30pm.
The two vehicles – a commercial Toyota Picnic space bus with number plate BDJ 427 SX and a Foton truck with number plate YKS 194 XA, were travelling out of Abeokuta, the state capital when the crash occurred.
Confirming the incident to newsmen, the Public Relations Officer, PRO, of the state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said “The accident happened on Wednesday. Both vehicles were travelling out of Abeokuta.
“The driver of the Toyota Picnic commercial vehicle carrying seven passengers ran into the Foton truck due to speeding and four persons died on the spot, while three others were injured.
“These victims were all passengers in the Toyota space bus and they were all males.
“The corpses of the casualties have been deposited at the General Hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta; while the injured were taken to Omolewa Hospital at Odeda for medical attention.
“The driver of the Foton truck and his assistant ran away, and abandoned the truck after the accident,” he stated.
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