Truck Crushes Couple and Another Person to Death in Ogun

A couple and another man were tragically killed by a truck along the Sagamu-Ogijo road in Ogun State.

The crash, which occurred on Sunday, October 13, 2024, involved a Foton truck with registration number EKY 778 XM, a space wagon car with registration number AM299AHD, and a Bajaj motorcycle with number plate JGB 265 WG.

SP Omolola Odutola, spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, confirmed the accident in a statement, attributing it to the alleged recklessness of the truck driver, who lost control and collided with the motorcycle carrying the couple and the space wagon car.

“The incident near Lafarge Company along the Sagamu-Ogijo Expressway in Sagamu, Ogun State involved a Foton truck with the registration number EKY 778 XM, for which the driver’s name and address are currently unknown; a Space Wagon car with the registration number AM 299 AHD, driven by one Wahab Ogunyemi and a Bajaj motorcycle with the registration number JGB 265 WG, ridden by one Moses Ekpolo, a 25-year-old, along with his 19-year-old wife, Josephine Ekpolo,” the statement read.

“The driver of the truck suddenly lost control leaving his lane and collided with the motorcycle from behind, causing it to hit the space wagon car simultaneously.

“The motorcycle rider, his wife, and a passenger in the space wagon car, Kolawole Moshood, all suffered serious injuries.

“They were promptly taken to Idera Private Hospital in Sagamu, where they were pronounced d@ad upon arrival.

“Their bodies have been transferred to Idera Mortuary in Sagamu.”

The PPRO cautioned drivers of articulated vehicles to always prioritize safety and urged road users to maintain reasonable distances from these vehicles while on the road.