Driver Dozes Off, Collides With Oncoming Vehicle On Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway… 3 Clerics Dead, 2 Others Injured

A crash recorded on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Saturday has left three people dead.

  Team@orientactualmags.com learned the incident was recorded at about 9.44am near Day Waterman College, a private school at Kobape, the driver reportedly dozed off and collided with an oncoming vehicle.

Three men, who wore clerical clothing, died on the spot, two people sustained injuries, while three others were unhurt.

Spokesman for the Ogun state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the incident, noted that the crash involved a black Rio car with registration number, AKD 827 DV, and a white Sino truck, with registration number, WDL 466 XA.

He added that the car was coming from Oke-Iragbiji , Osun state, where the Christian clerics had held prayers and deliverance service.

‘Suddenly, the driver lost control due to over speeding as he has also dozed off. He ran over the median, hit and uprooted the streetlight on the median before having a head-on collision with the Sino truck, which was loaded with cement and was heading to Abeokuta.

Instantly, the three men of God died due to the impact of the collision, while the driver and the passenger in front were injured’  he  said.

While commiserating with families of the victims, Akinbiyi warned motorists to avoid over speeding and take adequate rest, at least six to seven hours, before embarking on any trip-Team@orientactualmags.com
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