By Halimah Olamide
There was tension in the Ota/Idiroko Road of Ogun state Saturday morning as a road crash involving many vehicles led to a car plunging into the Ogun River.
NPO Reports gathered that the accident involed a truck, two tricycles, a car and a motorcycle.
Confirming the accident which caused a huge traffic snarl, spokesperson for the Ogun FRSC Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, said the “Crash had occurred at Iju Bridge along Otta/Idiroko Road. It involves a truck, two tricycles and a Camry car.”
Speaking on the impact of the accident, she said that the “Otta-Idiroko Road is blocked while the small car is plunged into the river.”
“A crane is already mobilised to the scene while effort is also on to remove the car from the river.“Otta – Idiroko route is completely blocked, operatives are on the ground managing the situation,” she said