An accident on the Sagamu-Benin expressway, involving a Toyota Sienna and a Toyota RAV4, has claimed the life of one person and six others injured near Remo Majestic Hotel, Sagamu.
Mr. Babatunde Akinbiyi, the spokesperson of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps in Ogun confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday.
Akinbiyi explained that the incident occurred at 9:20 am, saying that the accident was caused by a tire burst on the part of the sienna vehicle marked EL 839 FST.
He noted that seven people were involved in the accident.
According to an eyewitness, the Sienna car was moving alongside the Rav 4 vehicle when one of the tires of the Sienna vehicle busted.
“It fell over the Rav 4 vehicle marked 6172 DLA resulting in the death of one of the occupants of the Sienna vehicle while six other passengers in both vehicles were injured,” he said.
He urged drivers to shun speeding and the use of bad and second-hand tires.
