Scene Of The Accident

The Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two children following a road accident at Kere, in the Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State.

It was gathered that the accident occurred at about 11 pm on Saturday. Seven other persons sustained varying degrees of injury.

This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the spokesperson for the Command, Florence Okpe, who attributed the accident to overloading and excessive speed.

She explained that the accident involved a white Toyota Camry with registration number AGL36JA.

The spokesperson stated that the injured persons were taken to Ifo General Hospital, while the bodies of the deceased were also deposited at the same hospital.

The statement reads, “Operatives from the FRSC Itori Unit Command carried out a rescue operation on Saturday, 31st August 2024, at Kere, Itori, following a crash that occurred at about 2300hrs.

“It was a single-vehicle crash involving a white Toyota Camry with registration number AGL36JA.

“A total of 7 male adults, 1 male child, and 1 female child were involved in the crash. The male child and the female child were killed, while the others sustained various injuries.

“The injured victims were taken to General Hospital, Ifo, and the corpses were deposited at the morgue.”

“The suspected causes of the crash were excessive speed and overloading. The car was overloaded with passengers,” Okpe said.

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