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Trailer Crushes Three To Death In Ogun
- The rider and his two passengers died on the spot.
At least three persons were grisly killed on Friday night in an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle around Abiola Way, close to Iyana Mortuary in Abeokuta, Ogun state.
Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Saturday.
Akinbiyi explained that the motorcycle rider, according to an eyewitness, lost control of the bike while trying to overtake the truck and and got crushed.
The eyewitness said that the rider and his two passengers died on the spot.
The TRACE spokesman explained that the incident happened around 8 pm on Friday, but the trailer driver did not stop.
Akinbiyi said the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of the State Hospital, Ijaye in Abeokuta.
He appealed to motorists to avoid wrongful overtaking, drive carefully and always obey traffic rules and regulations.
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