Speeding Truck Kill Policeman, Injured Five Others In Ogun

A speeding truck belonging to the Dangote Cement factory crushed a policeman to death and injured five others in Ogun State.

The crash occurred last Tuesday night around Saiten petrol station, along the Lagos-abeokuta expressway.

Spokesperson of the state Federal Road Safety corps, Florence Okpe, in a statement, said that nine vehicles were involved in the crash, including the Dangote truck, a tipper, a yellow bus, an armoured tank, a Toyota RAV4 and three motorcycles.

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According to her, eight persons were involved in the crash.

The state commander of the Federal Road Safety corps, Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident, blamed it on over speeding and wrongful overtaking on the part of the truck driver, who he said lost control and crashed into other vehicles from the rear.

He said the truck later plunged into the river.

According to Okpe, the Toyota RAV4 car went up in flames due to the impact of the collision, stating that the fire was extinguished with the help of the filling station’s fire extinguisher, but some motorcycles were burnt.

“The injured victims were taken to the General Hospital, Ota for medical attention.

“One person identified as a police officer, who was on duty, got injured and was also taken to the hospital by the FRSC rescue team, but he later died,” Okpe stated.