Three people died and seven were injured in a road accident on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway on Saturday at about 5:40 pm. The crash occurred along the Onipepeye axis and involved a Sino truck and an Opel salon car. Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander Oludare Ogunjobi attributed the collision to speed violations and loss of control. The FRSC rescue team responded within seven minutes, arriving at the scene by 5:52 pm.
Ten people were involved in the incident: four adult males, three adult females, two female children, and one male child. Three adult males and three adult females were among the injured, along with one female child. The fatalities included two adult males and one female child. The injured were taken to State Hospital Ijaye for emergency treatment. The bodies of the deceased were also taken to the mortuary at State Hospital Ijaye. Ogunjobi urged drivers to observe speed limits and ensure their vehicles are mechanically sound to prevent similar accidents.
The FRSC blames speed and vehicle control, yet the same stretch of the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway continues to record deadly crashes without visible safety upgrades. Seven of the 10 victims were injured, including four children, raising questions about why high-risk zones like Onipepeye remain unmodified. If speed enforcement and hospital transfers are the only responses, repeat tragedies are inevitable. No official has accounted for the absence of structural interventions on this known accident hotspot.
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