At least four persons , comprising a girl and three women , have been confirmed dead in two road crashes at Lufuape, on Lagos -Ibadan Expressway and Ore -Ijebu -Ode Expressway in Ogun State .

It was learnt that the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway incident was a lone crash which occurred around 4 pm on Friday when a Toyota Hummer bus lost control at a construction point on the highway due to speeding .

Of the 17 persons involved in the accident , nine persons sustained injuries and “ three deaths , two female adults and one female child, were recorded, ” said the Federal Road Safety Corps Sector Commander in the state, Mr Clement Oladele .

Oladele said the injured victims were rescued to Idera Hospital , Sagamu , while the corpses were deposited at the hospital’ s morgue.

The FRSC boss explained that a woman died in the second accident which involved three vehicles , while 13 persons were injured .

“ The suspected cause of the crash was route violation , excessive speed and dangerous driving on the part of a Honda Pilot who drove against traffic .

The injured victims were rescued to the State Hospital , Ijebu Ode , for medical attention while the corpse of the killed victim was deposited at the hospital’ s morgue, ” he added.

The sector commander advised motorists on the need to drive cautiously , especially around road construction zones .

He said , “ Areas where diversions were removed on the Lagos -Ibadan and Sagamu -Ijebu -Ode – Ore- Benin expressways are still construction zones . They ( motorists ) should therefore maintain the stipulated 50km per hour maximum speed limit as well as refrain from overtaking till they are clearly out of construction zones , as violators are liable to prosecution. ”

Source:- Punchng.