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Lockdown: 11 people killed, 44 wounded in road accidents at Ogun

Published by Kimlarry on May 12th, 2020.

Eleven persons have died while 44 others sustained injuries in various road crashes in Ondo State since commencement of the lockdown between April 4 and May 8.

Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday.

Akinbiyi clarified that 41 road crashes were reported during the time, involving 15 private cars, 11 private buses, 18 commercial cars and 2 motorcycles.

He added that during the time 12 passenger buses, 4 medium trucks and 5 heavy trucks had been involved in crashes.

He pointed out that of the 41 crashes reported; eight were fatal, 20 were serious and the remaining 13 were minor.

“During this period, 212 persons were involved in road traffic crashes, out of which 44 persons (30 males, 14 females) sustained various degrees of injuries, 11 persons (10 adult males, 1 female child) were killed and 157 persons were rescued unhurt.