Boxing Day Road Crash Claims Mother, Two Daughters

A woman and her two daughters were confirmed dead in an accident involving a Howo truck and a Ford jeep at old MRS filling station, Itako, Ijebu Ife on the Sagamu-Benin expressway on Sunday. 

While confirming the accident to journalists in Abeokuta, Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), noted that the accident occurred at 12:30 pm and was caused by excessive speed on the part of the Ford jeep driver who ran into the truck.

The TRACE spokesperson stated that four people were involved in the accident adding that three persons died.

 

”The ford jeep was on its way from Lagos to the Eastern part on vacation when it rammed into a stationary Dangote truck from behind due to excessive speed and loss of control.

“It was gathered that the driver of the vehicle was driving the late woman and her 2 daughters to the Eastern part on holidays when the unfortunate crash happened.

“The husband of the woman stays overseas and the driver was employed as the family driver.

“The driver is present at the police station,” he said.

He explained that the accident involved a Howo truck with registration number WW 630 XA and a Ford jeep marked AKD 311 HH.

Akinbiyi noted that the deceased were deposited at the morgue of Goshen Hospital, Ijebu Ife by operatives of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

He said that the vehicles involved had been taken to Ijebu Ife divisional police station.

While commiserating with the family of the deceased, he advised drivers to avoid excessive speed and dangerous driving, particularly during the harmattan season.