Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun

A couple and a man have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred along the Sagamu-Ogijo Road, Ogun State.

The accident involved a Foton truck with registration number EKY 778 XM, a space wagon car registered as AM299AHD, and a Bajaj motorcycle with the registration number JGB 265 WG.

The deceased, Moses Ekpolo, 25, his wife, Josephine Ekpolo, 19 and 44-year-old Kolawole Moshood, were pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

Omolola Odutola, the Ogun Police Command’s spokesperson, said in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta that the incident occurred at 9 pm on Thursday.

She attributed the cause of the accident to the recklessness of the truck driver, who lost control and collided with the motorcycle from behind, causing it to hit the Space Wagon car simultaneously.

Odutola noted that Moses and his wife rode on the motorcycle.

She said: “The incident near Lafarge Company along the Sagamu-Ogijo Expressway in Sagamu, Ogun State, involved a Foton truck with the registration number EKY 778 XM, for which the driver’s name and address are currently unknown; a Space Wagon car with the registration number AM 299 AHD, driven by one Wahab Ogunyemi; and a Bajaj motorcycle with the registration number JGB 265 WG, ridden by one Moses Ekpolo, a 25-year-old, along with his 19-year-old wife, Josephine Ekpolo.

“The driver of the truck suddenly lost control, leaving his lane and collided with the motorcycle from behind, causing it to hit the space wagon car simultaneously.

“The motorcycle rider, his wife and a passenger in the space wagon car, Kolawole Moshood, all suffered serious injuries. They were promptly taken to Idera Private Hospital in Sagamu, where they were pronounced dead upon arrival. Their bodies have been transferred to Idera Mortuary in Sagamu.”

Odutola warned articulated vehicles to always drive safely and urged road users to give a reasonable gap to articulated vehicles on the road.