Three people have reportedly died on Sunday when a car rammed into a truck on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
It was gathered that the crash occurred at about 5:50 pm, around Oniworo area of Ogun State.
NPO Reports learnt that nine men were involved in the fatal crash between a Toyota Matrix with registration number, WWD621AE and Howo Sino truck marked, GGE614XN.
Confirming the incident, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe, said , “Four persons were injured and unfortunately, three persons were recorded dead.”
“The suspected causes of the crash were tyre burst and excessive speed on the part of the Toyota matrix driver, who lost control after the tyre burst and rammed into the truck.
She added that those who sustained injuries had been taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, while the three corpses were deposited at FOS, Isara morgue.
While commiserating with families of the crash victims, the Ogun FRSC Sector Commander, Ahmed Umar, charged motorists to always carry out vehicle routine check to ensure the good condition of their vehicles.