Sango Otta: Speeding truck driver rams into motor cyclist while avoiding pot holes

A speeding truck rams into a motorcycle in the early hours of today, four persons were involved in a fatal accident that claimed the life of one person, while another sustained various injuries.

The driver of the truck was speeding and heading towards Sango-Ota, but rammed into an oncoming motorcycle, as he tried to avoid potholes.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Monday confirmed one person dead and another injured in the road crash in Ota, Ogun State.

The Sector Commander of FRSC in the state, Mr Clement Oladele, who confirmed the incident to journalists, said that the crash occurred at Oju-Ore in Ota, at about 6.20 a.m today.

The corpse of the victim has been deposited at the mortuary of the General Hospital, Ota, while the survivor is receiving treatment at the same hospital,’’ he said.

According to Oladele “officials of the FRSC, the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) and other traffic agencies, had been deployed to the scene of the accident to ensure free flow of traffic”