On A Very Sad Note, Some Lives Were Lost In This Fatal Accident

A pregnant woman and five others were reportedly killed, while two others sustained severe injuries, Tuesday night, when a granite-laden Volvo truck and a Nissan Bluebird car collided along Ajebo Road, Abeokuta, Ogun State.

The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the Nissan Bluebird had number plates FD 638 EKY, while the Volvo truck had KJA 731 XP.
He said the casualties were all passengers in the Nissan Bluebird, including the driver.
Akinbiyi explained though the car was private, it was being used for commercial purposes, when the incident occurred.
On the cause of the accident, Akinbiyi said the driver of the truck drove recklessly and lost control in the process, forcing the vehicle to veer into the opposite lane before colliding with the oncoming Nissan Bluebird.
He said: “The Volvo truck was coming into Abeokuta, while the Nissan Bluebird was travelling outside the capital city to Mile 6.


"The truck driver who  caused the accident  by driving rashly. All the while, he lost control of the vehicle, and it crossed to the inverse path and crashed into the Nissan Bluebird, which was on its lane."Six individuals kicked the bucket in the auto, including the driver and a pregnant lady. The victms were three guys and three females. There are two youngsters among them."Truck driver escapedHe, in any case, said the driver of the truck took to his foot sole areas, after the incident.Meanwhile, Akinbiyi said the harmed travelers were getting treatment at the Federal Medical Center, Idi Aba, Abeokuta, while cadavers of the six casualties had been kept at the morgue of the state General Hospital, Ijaiye, likewise in the capital city.