In Ogun State on Monday, Not less than six persons lost their lives, while 20 others sustained various kind of injuries in three different accidents.

About 26 people were reported to have escaped from the crashes unhurt.

Florence Okpe, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Command of Federal Road Safety Corps, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.

As claimed by the spokesperson, the first crash, occurred at Fidiwo along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway around 3.40 am and killed two persons while two people were injured.

This accident involved  a Toyota bus with number plate GBJ915XA and another Golf car without a registration number.

The statement read, “The suspected causes of the crash were wrongful overtaking, excessive speed and making the vehicle lose control and crash. The injured victims were taken to Victory Hospital, Ogere while the corpses were deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara Remo”.

The second accident occurred at about 5.18 am on the Ijebu-ode-Ore-Benin Expressway after Ajede junction involving a Toyota bus with number plate RBC213XT.

It was said that the passengers involved in the accident were 20 out of which 17 were injured while three people dead.

The statement read, “A total of 20 persons were involved ( five male adults, nine female adults, two male children and four female children) 17 people sustained injury ( nine female adults, three male adults, three female children and two male children). While three persons died in the crash ( two male adults and one female child).

“The cause of the lone crash was speed and fatigue. The injured victims were taken to Roona Hospital and General Hospital Ijebu-Ode while the corpses were deposited at the General Hospital morgue”

The third accident was said to have been recorded about 2 am along the Ijebu-Ode-Ore-Benin Expressway after the Ajebamidele Bridge.

It was reported that a southeast-bound luxury bus reportedly slammed into an IVECO truck with number plate TRE265XB which was said to have been wrongfully parked by the roadside.

The accident involved 29 people out of which two passengers were injured while one died. The other 26 passengers reportedly escaped unhurt.

Florence said, “The third crash occurred at about 0200hrs on Ore-Ijebu-ode Expressway after Ajebamidele bridge”

“29 people were involved (17 male adults and 12 female adults) two persons were injured and one female adult was recorded dead while 26 people were unhurt. Two vehicles were involved with registration number TRE265XB IVECO TRUCK and a Luxurious bus with no number on it”.

“The cause of the crash was road obstruction on the part of the truck and the bus rammed into the stationary truck that was wrongly parked”.

“The injured victims were taken to Olaolu Clinic Ajebandele, and the corpse was deposited at the morgue.”

However, Anthony Uga, the Sector Commander, FRSC Ogun Sector Command, has urged motorists to drive cautiously and have enough rest to avoid fatigue.