By Olawale Kolawole, Abeokuta
There was a serious truck accident at early hours of Friday on January 9, 2025, around 5:15 am, as two trucks involved in a severe accident along Lagos/Ibadan expressway in Sagamu, Ogun State, near the Danco filling station.
CSP Omolola Odutola, anipr
Police Public Relations Officer,
Ogun State Police Command Headquarters, Eleweran Abeokuta made known in a statement signed today in Abeokuta.
The fatal incident involved a Mack truck with registration number EKY781YA, carrying goods owned by Sprint Power and Energy, and driven by Ademola, an employee of the company.
While the other vehicle involved was Howo truck registered as FZE1290GOGFT2, also loaded with goods belonging to Guangdong Free Trade Zone, and driven by Hassan Yahaya from the same company.
According to eyes witness at scene of the accident, the Mack truck was travelling from Lagos to Ibadan when the Howo truck suddenly entered the expressway from the Zingfeng Company yard without adequate visibility. This caused the Mack truck driver to lose control, leading to a collision that resulted in the Howo truck being crushed and the Mack truck overturning across the highway. Both drivers suffered serious injuries and were promptly taken to Iderra Private Hospital in Sagamu and another unidentified hospital for medical treatment. Both vehicles were severely damaged.
The Divisional Police Officer dispatched a team of traffic officers to the scene, where photographs were taken, the obstruction was cleared to restore traffic flow, and the damaged vehicles were transported to the MTD office in Sagamu for safekeeping and Vehicle Inspection Officer (V.I.O.) evaluation.
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