Adekunle Oguntoyinbo, Commander, Sango-Ota Unit of the Federal Road Safety Corp, 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 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 a Toyota Hiace bus with registration number LND 723 XE, heading toward Toll-Gate from Iyana-Iyesi, Sango-Ota lost control due to brake failure and in the process hit the road divider.
He said: “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.”
The unit commander advised drivers to always maintain speed limit and be cautious of their conduct on wheel to avert road accidents.
He said that the vehicle had been towed from the scene of accident to prevent gridlock.
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