At least 11 persons died in an auto crash on the Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Sunday.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Oludare Ogunjobi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abeokuta by the command’s Public Education Officer, Mr. Odunsi Afolabi.
Ogunjobi said a gold Toyota vehicle with registration number GGE 722 KJ was involved in the accident.
According to him, the vehicle somersaulted, plunged off the bridge and trapped all the occupants inside.
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He said personnel from the Itori Unit Command of the FRSC were immediately deployed to the scene for rescue operations.
The sector commander stated that the victims comprised 10 men and one woman.
“FRSC personnel, with support from members of the local community, dismantled the vehicle to recover the bodies of the victims,” he said.
Ogunjobi added the corpses had been deposited at the State Specialist Hospital morgue in Ifo.
He attributed the crash to suspected driving under the influence and overloading.
The sector commander advised motorists plying the Abeokuta-Lagos route to exercise caution, particularly during night journeys.