Speeding Vehicle Crushes Three Commercial Motorcyclists To Death In Ogun

Three commercial motorcyclists have lost their lives in a fatal road traffic crash that occured on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday.

In an information made available by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command spokesperson, Florence Okpe, the crash occured when a Toyota Corrola with registration number FKJ848FH lost control and ran into motorcycles waiting at the Arepo bus stop to pick up passengers.

The accident, according to the road safety watchdog, occurred at about 12:30 pm on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, around Arepo bus stop, Ogun State.

Also, eight persons were also injured as a result of the crash.

One person was however rescued unhurt and the FRSC added that five vehicles were involved in the accident.

“A total of three persons were killed, all male adults.

"The injured victims have been conveyed to Beachland Hospital and ROA Hospital, all in Arepo."

Okpe said two of the dead bodies were taken by the Hausa community at Arepo for burial, while the remaining one was taken to Divine Touch Hospital’s morgue.