On Sunday, a fatal accident near Lafarge Company along the Sagamu-Ogijo road in Ogun State claimed the lives of a couple and one other person. The incident involved a Foton truck with registration number EKY 778 XM, a space wagon car with registration number AM299AHD, and a Bajaj motorcycle with number plate JGB 265 WG.
The Spokesperson for Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident and attributed the accident to the alleged recklessness of the truck driver. According to Odutola, the truck driver lost control and collided with the motorcycle from behind, causing it to hit the space wagon car simultaneously.
The victims included Moses Ekpolo, a 25-year-old motorcycle rider, his 19-year-old wife, Josephine Ekpolo, and a passenger in the space wagon car, Kolawole Moshood. All three suffered serious injuries and were taken to Idera Private Hospital in Sagamu, where they were pronounced dead upon arrival. Their bodies have been transferred to Idera Mortuary in Sagamu.
Odutola warned articulated vehicle drivers to always drive safely and urged road users to give reasonable gaps to articulated vehicles on the road.
