Three persons were confirmed dead and three others wounded in a lone crash of a Toyota Corolla car (LAR 551 TQ) at Siun on the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway.

Ahmed Umar, FRSC sector commander in Ogun, confirmed the incident on Friday.

Mr Umar explained that the crash occurred at 3:20 p.m. on Thursday and was caused by speeding, leading to losing control with the vehicle veering off the road and crashing into trees and cables.

“A total of six people were involved, which comprised three men, two women and a female child. Three people were injured, which were two men and a woman, while a man, a woman and a child died in the accident,” he said.

The FRSC commander added that the injured victims were taken to Idera Hospital, Sagamu, and the deceased were deposited at the hospital’s morgue.

The sector commander cautioned motorists on speed violations. He commiserated with the crash victims’ families and enjoined them to contact FRSC Sagamu for more information.

(NAN)