Five people were reportedly killed with one other sustaining injuries in an accident at Ososa junction in Ijebu Ode-Ore expressway on Sunday.
Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer , Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta.
Okpe noted that the accident occured at 6:09am and it involved an unregistered Mack truck and a Honda Accord car with no registration number.
She stated that the accident was caused by excessive speed and wrongful overtaking on the part of the driver of the Honda car which resulted into a side collision with the truck.
The FRSC spokesperson explained that eight people were involved in the accident which consisted of seven men and one woman.
She said that one person was injured , saying that five people died in the accident while two people were unhurt.
She added that the injured victim was taken to General Hospital , Ijebu-Ode while the deceased were deposited at the morgue of same hospital.
Okpe noted that the Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, described the accident as an avoidable one if caution was put in place.
Uga also advised motorists to stop making quick turning on the expressway , saying they should always follow the proper turning point.
He sympathised with the family of the victims and advised them to contact FRSC Ijebu-Ode Command for more information about the crash.
