Two men and four female adults were on Friday morning killed in a road crash along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
It was gathered that three others were injured in the accident which occurred at about 7:40am at Verony, Ogere, on the highway.
The ash colour Toyota Sienna car marked EPE692EL they were travelling in rammed into the rear of an unidentified truck that escaped from the scene.
Spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC, Ogun Command, Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident on Friday.
Okpe explained that the speeding Sienna Space Bus, had rammed into a moving truck from the rear, killing six persons on board and left three others injured.
“The truck did not wait after the incident,” Okpe said.
She said the injured victims were taken to Patmag Hospital, Ogere, for treatment, while corpses were deposited at FOS Morgue, Ipara.
Okpe quoted the Sector Commander, Ogun Sector Command, Akinwumi Fasakin, to have described the crash as an avoidable act “if proper caution was fully put in place by the driver.”
He urged motorists to always ensure they give maximum concentration to driving as “it is an act that requires such and obey all traffic rules while driving on the highway.”
