Policeman killed, 5 injured as truck rams into vehicles
THE Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, yesterday, confirmed the death of a police officer on duty, in a road accident reportedly caused by a speeding truck belonging to a cement factory in the state. FRSC in a statement by its spokesperson in Ogun State, Florence Okpe, said five other persons were injured in the crash on Abeokuta-Lagos highway, Tuesday night. Okpe said nine vehicles were involved in the crash, including the cement company’s truck, a tipper, a yellow bus, an armoured tank, a Toyota RAV4 and three motorcycles. She explained that eight persons, seven male adults and one female adult, were involved in the crash, while four male adults and one female adult were injured, adding: “One person was killed, while two were unhurt.” The FRSC blamed the crash on speeding and wrongful overtaking by the truck driver, who was said have lost control and crashed into other vehicles from the rear. She said the truck later plunged into the river. According to Ok...