Again, four persons, including a commercial motorcyclist, were killed yesterday in an auto crash on Sagamu- Benin Expressway in Ogun State. The crash, which occurred near the old tollgate at Sagamu about 8pm on Monday, involved five vehicles, including a truck carrying cement, lorry conveying flour and a commercial bus.
It was learnt that a dieselladen tanker on its way to Lagos, had earlier crashed and spilled its content on the expressway on Monday night. But the other vehicles, which were said to be heading towards Sagamu, reportedly lost control when they ran over the spilled diesel.
The accident led to a gridlock on the highway while motorists struggled to divert to a single lane. Officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) and policemen were controlling the traffic.
The survivors of the accident were said to have been taken to the hospital. Twelve persons, including students of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, died on the same Sagamu-Benin Expressway last month. The accident involved a DAF trailer carrying container marked Lagos BDG 779 XE and a Mazda bus with registration number Lagos XV 311 MUS.
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