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A ghastly road accident has claimed two lives in Lagos state.
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The accident was said to have happened following a clash between truck and two cars.
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The injured have been taken to the hospital, while the dead to the morgue.
A collision along Sagamu-Ikorodu Expressway has claimed two lives, leaving several other injured.
Daily Report Nigeria gathers that the accident happened after DAF truck suffered a brake failure on Saturday night, along the expressway.
Confirming the accident, the Commandant General of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Seni Ogunyemi, said twoncars were hit from the back, causing them to ram under another truck ahead of them.
He said,
“A reported case of a fatal road traffic accident just occurred at Ogijo, in front of Ile Oba, on the Sagamu-Ikorodu Highway, inbound Sagamu, involving a DAF truck, a Mack truck, a Solara jeep, and a Toyota Camry.
The DAF truck suffered a brake failure, hitting the two cars from behind and forcing them under a moving Mack truck. In the process, many were injured, and two were presumed dead.
“The presumed dead were taken to the General Hospital morgue in Ikorodu, while the injured were rushed to the Health Centre in Ogijo.”
Traffic is seriously affected. TRACE operatives and Papa Oscar (police) are on the ground managing the situation. Tow services have been contacted for the quick evacuation of the accident vehicles,” Ogunyemi added.
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