Three persons lost their lives after a truck crushed a taxi at Obada area of Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Sunday.
Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened after Obada police station, along the Lagos-Abeokuta highway.
The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, who confirmed the incident in Abeokuta, said five male adults were involved in the crash.
She added that the vehicles involved were a Volvo mini truck with no registration number and the taxi, a Nissan car marked, AKM489ZY.
Okpe disclosed that the injured victims have been taken to a General hospital in Abeokuta for medical attention, while the bodies of the deceased victims were deposited at the same hospital’s morgue.
She quoted the Sector Commander, Ahmed Umar, to have commiserated with the families of the crash victims, and advised motorists to avoid route violation completely.
Okpe added that Umar reiterated that safety is everybody’s business, especially in this season of high vehicular movement.