There was tension on the Abeokuta-Sagamu route around Okemosan, Abeokuta, the state capital, as a hit-and-run driver killed a commercial motorcyclist, otherwise known as Okada rider, and his two passengers.
It was gathered that the accident occurred around 5 am on Saturday.
Disclosing this, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said its night rescue team carried out a rescue operation.
The FRSC spokesman in Ogun, Florence Okpe, narrated how its operatives attempted to save the lives of the victims.
“The rescue team quickly responded, and getting to the scene of the crash, three victims, the motorcycle rider and the two pillion (passengers) were lying down lifeless, hit by an unknown vehicle,” she said.
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The team, Okpe said, quickly conveyed the victims to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta, “but unfortunately they died.”
She added that “the families were contacted immediately and the bodies were handed over to them.”
Reacting, the Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ogun, Ahmed Umar has condemned the incident that he stated was avoidable.
Umar said if the driver had rescued the victims and taken them to the hospital for medical attention, their lives would have been saved.
He advised motorists to always consider other road users and drive within the speed that can be controlled.