Six persons persons have been confirmed dead by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan highway on Saturday.
The FRSC said one sustained injuries in the accident involving a truck and a Honda Pilot Jeep.
According to the FRSC, the accident occurred around Ogere axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
The Ogun Sector Commander of the FRSC, Ahmed Umar, confirmed that the incident happened around 7am.
According to him, the road crash was caused by excessive speeding and loss of control on the part of the jeep driver.
The sector commander explained that eight men and one woman were involved in the accident, saying that five men died alongside the only woman.
Umar added that the Honda Pilot marked LSR 525 FY was on excessive speed as it lost control, thereby ramming into the moving truck tagged KRV 716 ZV.
Umar added that the injured passenger was taken to Idera Hospital, Ogere, for treatment while the deceased were deposited at FOS morgue in Ipara.
The sector commander advised motorists to drive cautiously, obey traffic rules, avoid dangerous driving, excessive speeding and wrongful overtaking.
