A passer-by lost his life after he was reportedly hit by a truck before falling into a river at the old Ota toll booth on the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway.
According to Within Nigeria, the incident happened Saturday night after the driver lost control due to a brake failure in Ado-Odo/Ota County, Ogun State.
Ahmed Umar, Federal Road Safety Corps sector commander, confirmed the incident to journalists in Abeokuta on Sunday, stating that the accident, which occurred at 10:10 p.m., involved a Toyota Camry marked AKD 670 HF, a TATA pickup truck with registration number AKD 92 XH, and an unregistered truck.
Umar added that the accident was caused by a mechanical defect, speed and brake failure of the truck, which later crashed into the river.
“Six people were involved, all adult males, five people were unharmed while one fatality was recorded in the accident.
“The body was deposited at the Ifo General Hospital in Ifo.
“The scene of the accident is cordoned off to prevent another accident and an attempt is being made to remove the vehicle from the river,” he said.
