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Two dead, 4 injured in Ogun auto crash
At least two persons died while four others were injured in an accident along the Ota-Idiroko road in Ogun State on Friday.
The Ogun West Zonal Commander of the State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Adekunle Ajibade, confirmed the incident to journalists on Friday in Ota.
He said the accident which involved a Toyota Camry and a tricycle occurred at 9:30 a.m.
Ajibade added that six persons —- four male, one female, and a toddler —- were involved in the accident.
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He said the Toyota Camry wrongfully overtook another vehicle and rammed into an incoming tricycle marked EKY 892.
The commander said: “This resulted in four persons sustaining various degrees of injuries.
“The corpse of the two male persons who died had been deposited at the General Hospital in Ota, while the survivors are receiving treatment at the same hospital.”
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