A truck loaded with granite killed three persons on Wednesday evening around Talabi village on the Abeokuta/Sagamu Expressway.
Spokesman for Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abeokuta on Thursday.
Mr Akinbiyi said the accident involved two private cars and a truck. One of the cars was a Honda brand marked NPK 186 PM, the other was a Toyota Corolla product marked FST 04 ER. The truck was marked with registration number KJA 931 XH.
“The Honda car, inbound Sagamu, had tyre burst, lost control and veered to the other side of the road, hitting the oncoming Toyota Corolla inbound Abeokuta.
“However, the truck that was behind the Toyota car in an attempt to avoid hitting other vehicles from behind veered into the bush and in the process hit three onlookers who were standing by the road side, killing them on the spot.
“Six people were involved in the accident, three male adults and three female adults. Three persons were killed while three others were injured,’’ he said.
Akinbiyi said the driver of the truck had been arrested while the vehicles involved have been taken to Ibara Divisional Police Office.
He also said the injured were taken to Federal Medical Centre (FMC), while the corpses of the deceased had been deposited at the General Hospital, Ijaye in Abeokuta.
Reacting to the accident, the state Sector Commander, Clement Oladele, urged motorists to obey advice given to them by its rescue team in order to avoid unnecessary loss of lives.
