Mr Adekunle Oguntoyinbo, Commander, Sango-Ota Unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Sango-Ota on Tuesday said one person died and three others sustained injuries in an early morning accident in Ogun.
He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota that the accident happened at about 4.55 a.m. at Toll-Gate, Sango-Ota.
Oguntoyinbo said that the auto crash occurred when the driver of a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LND 723 XE, heading toward Toll-Gate from Iyana-Iyesi, Sango-Ota, lost control of the vehicle due to brake failure and in the process hit the road divider.
“The corpse of the deceased has been deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Sango-Ota, while the injured are receiving intensive treatment at the same hospital,” he said.
The unit commander advised drivers to always maintain speed limit and be cautious of their conduct when driving to avert road accidents.
He said that the vehicle has been towed away from the scene of the accident to prevent gridlock. (NAN)
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