Two killed on Lagos-Abeokuta road accident

The Ota Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Leye Adegboyega, has urged hydraulic vehicle owners to employ smart and responsible drivers.

The commander noted that majority of truck drivers causing road crashes and endangering other road users’ lives were men with low intellect.

Adegboyega spoke yesterday on the scene of an accident at the former toll gate in Sango, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State.

Two persons died in the accident and another person was injured.

The unit commander said the accident occurred at 11 pm of Wednesday when a Mack trailer, with registration number (Lagos) KJA93XJ, heading to Lagos on high speed, had brake failure.

He said the vehicle rammed into another DAF truck, marked (Lagos) LSD365XJ, which was parked on the road, following a mechanical fault.

The DAF truck driver, who died instantly, was reportedly attempting to fix the faults when the trailer hit his vehicle from behind.

The failed truck’s conductor, who was trapped in the vehicle, later died.

The accident was said to have caused a gridlock on the expressway as officials of the FRSC and Lagos State Rapid Respond Squad (RRS) attempted to rush the injured to a nearby hospital.

The bodies of the victims were deposited at the Ota General Hospital’s mortuary.

Adegboyega attributed the accident to speeding, low mental capacity and overconfidence.

He urged drivers to always drive with care and within specified speed limits.