At least 11 passengers reportedly died in a road crash along the Abeokuta-Lagos expressway on Sunday night.
It was gathered that the incident occurred at the Eruku Bridge along the route when a gold Toyota vehicle marked GGE722KJ somersaulted and fell off the bridge, trapping the occupants inside.
As a result, all 11 occupants on board – 10 adult males and one female – reportedly lost their lives in the crash.
The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun State, Odunsi Afolabi, in a statement, confirmed the incident.
According to him, the preliminary report cited Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Overloading (OVL) as the probable causes.
Afolabi said, ‘A gold Toyota with registration GGE722KJ somersaulted and fell off the bridge, trapping the occupants inside as the doors locked upon impact.
‘All 11 people on board (10 adult males and 1 adult female) lost their lives in the crash.
‘FRSC personnel, with help from the local community, dismantled the vehicle to recover the bodies. The deceased has been moved to the State Specialist Hospital Morgue in Ifo.
‘The preliminary report cites Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Overloading (OVL) as the probable causes.’