The Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Ogun State Command, said that five people were killed in an accident that involved a car and a stationary truck around Honda area, on Ota-Idiroko Road on Thursday night.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ahmed Umar, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. .
Umar said that a Toyota Camry car marked APP 583 G and a Man Diesel truck were involved in the incident that took place at Honda, in Ota.
He blamed the accident on excessive speeding and reckless driving by the driver of the Camry car, causing him to lose control.
Explaining that the accident occurred at 11:45pm, Umar added that the Camry car driver rammed into the stationed truck that was well packed off the road by the owner.
According to him, seven people were involved in the accident, (five males and two females), saying that two people were injured, while five persons died.
The injured victims were said to have been taken to Cranft Hospital, Otta, while the deceased were deposited at the General Hospital, Otta.
