One Dies, Two Injured as Vehicles Plunge into River

One person died while two sustained injuries in a multiple crash involving three vehicles which collided at Ota-Idiroko road in Ogun State on Wednesday.

This was made known by Mr Anthony Uga, the Ogun Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on confirmation to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN.

The incident which happened around 7:20 am involved eight persons in a blue mini truck marked BDG 340 XZ and a truck with no registration no. collided with an Iveco Tipper marked AAA 969 ZY, that broke down while descending a slope from Idiroko side of Arobieye, Iju bridge.

The FRSC boss said that the two vehicles plunged into the Iju River in the process, resulting in the death of one person, while two others sustained varying degrees of injury.