The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps says no fewer than 17 persons were injured on Saturday in an accident that involved three vehicles and a tricycle.The FRSC spokesperson in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident to the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Ota.Okpe said listed the three vehicles as Mazda with registration number AAA 729 AY, a Toyota Haice marked LND 85 DA and a Sino truck with no registration number as well as a Bajaj tricycle marked TTN 58VND.
Okpe added that of the 32 persons, six male adults and 11 female adults sustained various degrees of injuries.She said that the suspected cause of the accident was excessive speeding on the part of the truck driver, who attempted to negotiate a bend on Iku Bridge and lost control in the process.“The survivors were taken to the Ota General Hospital for medical attention,” she said.