The Ogun State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that four persons have sustained various degrees of injuries after a tanker overturned at the Ogere area of Ogun state.
According to the state sector commander of FRSC, Mr Clement Oladele the accident happened on Saturday morning; inbound the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway.
Oladele explained that the tanker which was burnt beyond recognition was heading to Ibadan from Lagos when it lost control due to dangerous driving and excessive speeding.
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He said that the accident affected another vehicle, a Mitsubishi car with registration number DKA 653 ZP.
“The victims, who had parts of their bodies burnt, were rescued and taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere, for medical attention,’’ he said.
He informed that the FRSC officers and personnel of other sister agencies had already cleared the obstruction, to ease free flow of traffic on the expressway.
The FRSC boss, however, advised motorists to drive cautiously and adhere to all traffic rules and regulation that prohibit overtaking at diversion points and construction zones, to avoid crashes.
