The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, says 11 people died in a lone accident on Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Sunday.
The Sector Commander, Oludare Ogunjobi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta by the Command’s Public Education Officer, Mr Odunsi Afolabi.
Ogunjobi said the fatal crash occurred on Sunday night and involved a gold Toyota vehicle with registration number GGE 722 KJ.
According to him, the vehicle somersaulted and plunged off the bridge, trapping all occupants inside after the doors reportedly jammed.
He stated that personnel from the Itori Unit Command were immediately deployed to the scene.
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All 11 occupants — 10 adult males and one adult female — died in the crash.
“FRSC personnel, with support from members of the local community, dismantled the vehicle to recover the bodies,” he said.
The corpses have been deposited at the State Specialist Hospital morgue in Ifo.
Ogunjobi attributed the accident to suspected driving under the influence and overloading.
He advised motorists on the Abeokuta-Lagos route to exercise caution, especially during night journeys, and expressed condolences to the families of the deceased.
