Three individuals misplaced their lives whereas seven others have been injured in two completely different accidents in Ogun State on Saturday.
The crashes occurred alongside the Sagamu-Ikorodu (*7*) and the Ota-Idiroko Road.
Confirming the incidents, the spokesman of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, mentioned the primary crash occurred round 4:10 p.m. close to Kam Steel on the Sagamu-Ikorodu route.
According to him, a pickup van drove out from the Kam Steel entry road and hit a tricycle, which overturned in the method.
He defined that eight individuals have been affected in the crash; one girl died on the spot, whereas two different girls have been injured.
The injured have been taken to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, for remedy, whereas the corpse was deposited in the hospital’s morgue.
The second accident occurred earlier, at about 3:25 p.m., at Agarawu, Winners space, alongside the Ota-Idiroko Road.
Akinbiyi mentioned it concerned a yellow Howo truck and a TVS tricycle.
He attributed the crash to brake failure, which made the truck driver lose management and ram into the tricycle.
“Nine people were involved in the second crash. A man and a woman died, while five others sustained injuries.”
He acknowledged that the injured had already been taken to hospital earlier than rescue officers arrived, and one of many corpses was launched to relations, whereas the opposite was taken to the General Hospital morgue, Ifo.
Akinbiyi mentioned TRACE officers, alongside different emergency responders, cleared the scenes and restored visitors circulate.
He condoled with the households of the deceased and urged motorists to all the time preserve their autos and prioritise security.
