A person has been reported dead and three other wounds in a road accident that occurred along the Abeokuta-Sagamu highway.
The accident, which involved two unregistered trucks, a white Chinese truck and a Volvo blue truck, caused around 4:20 AM on Friday, near the Swat office, in front of the Olusegun Obasanjo presidential library, Abeokuta.
The spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Ogun sector command, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to the Daily Post and said the rescue operation was carried out by RS2.2 agents.
Okpe attributed the causes of the clash to the brake failure and the loss of control, which led to a collision between the two trucks.
He pointed out that a total of nine male adults were involved in the accident and that the injured victims were taken to the state hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta.
She said: “A total of nine male adults were involved in the accident. A male adult was killed, three different degrees of injuries, and five were unharmed.
“The injured victims were taken to the state hospital, Ijaiye, Abeokuta, while the body was also deposited in the Morgue of the General Hospital.”
The commander of the sector, Akinwumi Fasakin, expressed his sympathy with the family of the deceased and advised the motorists to ensure daily vehicle controls before leaving.