Two children lost their lives and seven others were injured in a single-vehicle accident on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway near Kere Itori.
Mrs. Florence Okpe, spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement released in Abeokuta on Sunday.
The accident occurred around 11:00 pm on Saturday and involved a Toyota Camry, which was reported to be speeding and overloaded with passengers.
“A total of seven men, one male child and a female child were involved in the crash.
“One male child and one female child were killed in the accident while others sustained different forms of injury in the crash,” she said.
The FRSC spokesperson added that the injured victims were taken to the General Hospital, Ifo, while the corpses were deposited at the morgue.
She advised motorists to always adhere to traffic rules and regulations, NAN reports.
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