Monday, May 11, 2026 - No fewer than 11 passengers were k!lled in a road crash along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway.
The accident occurred on Sunday night, May 10, 2026 when a
Toyota vehicle with registration number GGE722KJ somersaulted and plunged off
Eruku Bridge, trapping the occupants inside.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of the
Federal Road Safety Corps, Afolabi Odunsi, who confirmed this in a statement
said that all the occupants of the vehicle, comprising 10 adult males and one
adult female, d!ed in the accident.
Odunsi stated that operatives of the FRSC rescue team from
the Itori Unit Command were immediately deployed to the scene following the
incident.
“The incident involved a gold Toyota vehicle with
registration number GGE722KJ, which somersaulted and fell off the bridge,
trapping the occupants inside as the doors locked upon," the statement
read.
“11 people on board, comprising 10 adult males and one adult
female, lost their lives in the crash.”
He added that FRSC personnel, with support from members of
the local community, dismantled the vehicle to recover the bodies of the
victims.
According to him, the remains of the deceased were deposited
at the State Specialist Hospital morgue in Ifo.
“FRSC personnel, with help from the local community,
dismantled the vehicle to recover the bodies. The deceased have been moved to
the State Specialist Hospital Morgue in Ifo.
“The preliminary report cites driving under the influence
and overloading as the probable causes."
Reacting to the incident, the Ogun State Sector Commander of
the FRSC, Oludare Ogunjobi, commiserated with the families of the deceased
victims.
“Sector Commander, Corps Commander Oludare Ogunjobi, advised
travellers on the Abeokuta-Lagos route to exercise extreme caution, especially
when driving at night,” the statement read.
“He also expressed his heartfelt condolences to the families
of the deceased."
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