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Six Die In Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Accident
Six people have been confirmed dead in an accident which involved an articulated vehicle and a Honda Pilot Jeep in the Ogere area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Saturday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that one other person was badly injured in the accident.
Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria today in Abeokuta.
According to Umar, the accident happened around 7am and was caused by excessive speeding on the part of the jeep driver.
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The sector commander explained that eight men and a woman were involved in the accident, noting that five of the men and the woman died.
He stated that the driver of the Honda Pilot Jeep, marked LSR 525 FY, was on “excessive speed, lost control of the vehicle and subsequently rammed into the moving truck with registration number KRV 716 ZV.”
Umar added that the injured passenger was taken to Idera Hospital, Ogere, for treatment while the deceased were deposited at FOS morgue in Ipara.
He advised motorists to drive cautiously, obey traffic rules, avoid dangerous driving, excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking.
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