Tuesday, August 18, 2026 - One person was killed while another sustained injuries in a road crash involving two trucks on the Benin-Ore Expressway in the Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State.
According to the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic
Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the accident
occurred around 12 pm at the J4 section of the expressway.
Akinbiyi noted that the crash involved a white Howo truck
with number plate FSK 274 XA and a blue tractor without a registration number.
He stated that three male occupants were involved in the
crash, with one person killed and another injured.
“Three male adults were involved in the accident, one male
adult injured and one male adult died.
“According to eyewitnesses, the accident occurred due to
excessive speeding and loss of control on the part of the truck driver,” the
report stated.
He noted that TRACE and police operatives arrived at the
scene around 12:20 pm and commenced rescue and traffic management operations.
Akinbiyi said the victims were subsequently taken to Hope
Hospital, J4, for medical attention, while the police and a towing vehicle were
contacted to facilitate investigation and evacuation of the damaged vehicles.
He noted that traffic was affected during the evacuation
exercise, but normalcy had since been restored.
Akinbiyi, however, expressed the condolences of the agency
and the police to the family of the deceased and urged motorists to avoid
excessive speeding.
“While TRACE and the police commiserate with the family of
the deceased, motorists are again warned against excessive speed in view of its
attendant consequences,” he concluded.
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