Two individuals lost their lives and three others were hurt in a collision that happened at around 8:24 pm near Ogbere Junction, along the Ijebu-Ode-Ore-Benin Expressway.
The individuals who passed away were reportedly stuck inside one of the vehicles in the accident.
The accident, which was caused by breaking the road rules and driving too fast, included a DAF truck with the license plate AYE886ZQ and a Volvo truck with the license plate MUS246YH.
Florence Okpe, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, revealed this information in a statement given to journalists on Saturday.
Okpe mentioned that the three individuals who were hurt have been brought to the General Hospital, Ijebu Ode, and one of the deceased bodies was taken to the hospital's morgue.
The second deceased person was reportedly given to the family for burial.
The statement stated, "FRSC Ogbere Outpost Command conducted a rescue operation late last night on Ijebu Ode-Ore Expressway after Ogbere Junction, for a collision that happened at about 2034hrs.
"The collision involved two vehicles; a DAF truck with license plate AYE886ZQ and a Volvo truck with license plate MUS246YH"
"A total of five male adults were involved, three of which were injured, while the other two were killed and stuck inside the vehicle.
"The injured individuals were taken to State General Hospital, Ijebu Ode, while one of the deceased persons was handed over to the families and the other one was placed in the General Hospital morgue in Ijebu-Ode"
"The potential causes of the accident were breaking the road rules and driving too fast.
"The accident blocked the expressway and to prevent any traffic incidents or additional accidents, traffic along the affected route has been redirected temporarily from inward Benin to outward."
However, Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, expressed sadness at how often drivers engage in driving too fast, which frequently leads to fatal accidents.
Uga stated that driving too fast, which is known to be a human factor, should be controlled and kept within the specified limit.
He revealed that the head of the corps has ordered that all commercial vehicles must install speed limit devices to reduce the frequent tragedies on the roads
Uga has, therefore, advised drivers to follow the specified speed limit and pay attention to road signs to reduce the daily loss of lives on Nigerian roads.
