Two killed in Ogun road crashes

<p>Two persons died in the early hours of Tuesday in two crashes along the Lagos-Ibadan highway.</p>, <p>The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said one of the crashes occurred at 12 midnight, around Heyden Petrol Station, involving two male adults.</p>, <p>“Unfortunately, one person was recorded dead from the crash and the second person unhurt,” the FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Florence Okpe, told DAILY POST.</p>, <p>Okpe said the vehicle involved was unidentified, stating that “it was a case of hit-and-run. The corpse was deposited at Idera morgue Sagamu.”</p>, <p>The second road crash, Okpe, said, occurred at about 04:25 am, around Tollgate on the Sagamu-Abeokuta route.</p>, <p>Okpe disclosed that the Mack tipper truck (JBD483ZY) involved was speeding, which led to a loss of control.</p>, <p>“The suspected cause of the lone crash was speed, which led to a loss of control, and the vehicle crashed.</p>, <p>“Two male adults were involved. One was killed and the other unhurt. The corpse was deposited at Idera morgue, Sagamu,” Okpe explained.</p>, <p>Meanwhile, the Ogun FRSC Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, described the crashes as avoidable if caution was considered and simple traffic rules were put in place.</p>, <p>Uga sympathised with the victims’ families and advised the motoring public to put safety first when using the road.</p>