Two dead, 7 injured in Ogun auto crash

At least two persons died and seven others were injured in an auto crash along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode highway in Ogun State on Saturday.

The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Florence Okpe, said in a statement that a Chevrolet SUV with registration number WWW75MW and a truck marked SRA584XB were involved in the accident which occurred at 3:35 p.m., on the highway.

She said: “Six men and one woman were injured while one man and one woman died in the accident.

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“The suspected causes of the crash were excessive speed and road obstruction.

“The jeep rammed into the stationary truck due to overspeeding. The injured victims were rescued by a Good Samaritan driver driving behind them and took them to hospital for medical attention.

“The corpses were deposited at the state General Hospital morgue, Ijebu-Ode by FRSC operatives.”

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