Reckless truck driver kills man, wife, one other on Sagamu-Ogijo Road

A fatal crash on Sunday near Lafarge Company along Sagamu-Ogijo road claimed the lives of one Moses Ekpolo, his wife, Josephine, and one Kolawole Moshood.

The crash reportedly involved a Foton truck with number plate EKY 778 XM, a space wagon car with marked AM299AHD, and a Bajaj motorcycle with number plate JGB 265 WG.

The spokesperson for the Ogun State Police Command, SP Omolola Odutola confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday.

She blamed the accident on the alleged recklessness of the truck driver who lost control and collided with the motorcycle the couple was riding from behind, causing it to hit the space wagon car simultaneously.

She said, “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 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 dead upon arrival.

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

Odutola warned articulated vehicles to always drive safely and urged road users to give reasonable gaps to articulated vehicles on the road.