Corps member die in Ogun lone auto crash
Tragedy struck on Saturday morning along the Sango Ota – Abeokuta Expressway as a yet-to-be identified member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving in Ogun state, lost his life in a lone accident.
The identity of the Corps member involved in the accident, which occurred at approximately 6:55 am along the Ago Adura axis of Itori town within Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state, was solely identified with the NYSC cap found in the vehicle.
The deceased, driving an ash-coloured Mercedes Benz saloon car with the license plate JJJ 168 JF, was deployed to D.S. Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic in Itori for mandatory national service, as confirmed by several students from the institution who rushed to the accident site to assist with rescue efforts.
READ ALSO: Fatal auto crash on Zaria-Kano Road kills 12 people, injures 28
Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ogun State-owned Traffic Compliance and Enforcement agency (TRACE), confirmed the accident and attributed the cause to excessive speeding and lack of concentration on the part of the deceased. The crash occurred a few meters away from the school gate where the corps member was serving.
An eyewitness reported that the deceased corp member dozed off while behind the wheels, leading to losing control resulting in the car somersaulting before crashing from inward Abeokuta to the outward lane.
Akinbiyi, however, disclosed that it was a collaborative effort of the TRACE officials and members of the community where the crash occurred to evacuate the corpse.
He also stated that the remains of the late corps member were eventually taken to the morgue in Ifo General Hospital by operatives of TRACE.
Leave a Reply