Six people lost their lives, while 20 others sustained various degrees of injuries in three separate accidents across Ogun State on Monday.
26 people reportedly escaped unhurt from the crash.
The spokesperson for the Ogun State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe, revealed this in a statement made available to journalists.
The first crash that occurred at Fidiwo along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway around 3.40 am claimed two lives while two people were injured.
The accident involved a Toyota bus with number plate GBJ915XA and another Golf car without a registration number.
The statement read, “The suspected causes of the crash were wrongful overtaking, excessive speed and making the vehicle lose control and crash. The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere while the corpses were deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo”.
The second crash occurred at about 5.18 am on the Ijebu-ode-Ore-Benin Expressway after Ajede junction involving a Toyota bus with number plate RBC213XT.
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