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OGUN: 3 crushed to death in crash involving truck and motorcycle
Tragedy struck at Alagbon, along Owode-Idiroko axis in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, when a crash involving a truck and a motorcycle claimed the lives of three people.
According to Babatunde Akinbiyi, Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, the victims, two males and a female who were on the bike lost their lives when the truck which was coming from the opposite directions hit them.
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Recounting the incident, Akinbiyi said; “The accident occurred this morning at Alagbon along Owode-Idiroko road. They were travelling on a motorcycle. The rider of the motorcycle lost control and this caused the motorcycle to face the oncoming truck which eventually crushed them.”
Akinbiyi who used the opportunity to warn motorists to obey traffic laws also revealed that the remains of the victims had been deposited at the state General Hospital at Ota, Ogun State.
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