In the early hours of Friday, a tragic accident occurred at the old tollgate in Ota, Ogun State, where a truck collided with two stationary motorcycles, resulting in the loss of two lives.
The accident, which took place around 5:30 a.m., claimed the lives of a female pedestrian and a commercial motorcycle operator who was resting on his parked motorcycle. Additionally, three other individuals sustained injuries in the incident.
The accident was attributed to a brake failure in the Volvo truck with the registration T-14223LA, causing it to crash into the two stationary motorcycles.
Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident. He mentioned that the family had taken away the remains of the female pedestrian for burial, while the body of the male motorcyclist was placed in the Ifo state morgue.
Akinbiyi also reported that the truck driver and his apprentice fled the scene to avoid a possible mob attack.
“The other injured victims were rescued by good Samaritans to an unknown clinic before the arrival of first responders.
“TRACE commiserates with the families of the deceased, drivers, particularly articulated drivers are advised to service and maintain their vehicles always before setting out on a journey in view of its attendant consequences,” Akinbiyi said.
