LAWMA MANAGER, FOUR OTHERS DIE IN ROAD CRASH ON SUNDAY IN OGUN STATE

Five persons, among them a five-year-old girl and a manager with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Yakubu Bola Yussuf, lost their lives yesterday in a motor accident on Abeokuta-Siun- Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. In the incident which occurred about 6pm, seven people also sustained serious injuries.

The vehicles involved in the accident included a black Nissan Almera with registration number Lagos KSF 803 CX, Mitsubishi Space Wagon marked Lagos EPE 925 XD and white Toyota Hilux with registration number Lagos LSR 470 BB. According to witnesses, a lone occupant of the Nissan Almera, veered off his way and crossed to the lane of vehicles heading towards Sagamu. This led to a head-on collision with the commercial Mitsubishi car, resulting in fatalities. It was learnt that the patrol Toyota Hilux had to swerve into the bush in order to avoid another collision with the two vehicles. Sympathisers have remove the mangled bodies of two drivers who were trapped in two vehicles.

Officials of the state owned Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), who rushed to the scene, rescued some of the victims and took them to the hospital. Another vehicle belonging to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) was later seen heading to the scene. Some members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), who came to the scene, said that one of their members identified as Sekere, was among the dead. The driver was said to have left the Kuto motor park in Abeokuta 10 minutes before meeting his death.

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Deji Sadiq, a.k.a DEJI OF LAGOS is a LASU trained Economist turned freelance journalist, a Blogger, an information strategist, a public affairs analyst and a committed activist with a passion for equal opportunities.