Two persons were confirmed dead while one other sustained injuries in an accident involving a Mitsubishi Lancer and a truck around Christopher University on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Spokesperson for the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, said the accident took place at about 7:44am.
According to Akinbiyi, the Mitsubishi Lancer marked AJW 465 AA rammed into a moving truck from behind.
He also said the truck driver drove away from the scene immediately after the accident.
”According to an eyewitness, the Mitsubishi lancer car loaded with pepper, rammed into a moving truck inbound Lagos from behind with two of the three passengers on board, including the driver killed on the spot.
“The cause of the accident cannot be immediately ascertained for now, but we suspect it could be as a result of brake failure before losing control due to excessive speed,” he said.
He said that while the injured was rushed to Famobis Hospital in Lotto Mowe, the deceased was deposited at Fakoya Private Morgue In Sagamu.
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