An accident around Kara, Ayetoro, Ogun State axis of the Lagos–Ibadan highway, involving two trucks,has claimed one life early this morning, while three other people sustained injuries.
The Spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the incident disclosed that the accident occurred around 6:02 am on Sunday April 26 2020, saying it involved a green truck marked, XB 989, KTG and another white truck marked, FKY, 669 XZ.
According to him, the driver of the green truck, conveying livestock and goats, was sleeping on the wheels, saying he lost control in the process and hit the white truck ahead, killing one and injuring three others.
”The driver of the truck conveying livestock and goats, which was inbound Lagos from Kano, dozed off behind the wheels, due to fatigue and in the process lost control, hitting the truck ahead.
“The three injured victims and the deceased were all occupants of the truck conveying livestock and goats.
“The Hausa community have taken the injured victims for treatment and have also taken the dead from the police for burial according to Islamic injunctions,” he said.
