The accident, involving a Toyota Camry car with number plate BDG526JC was blamed on excessive speed after which the vehicle lost control and somersaulted.
This was according to a statement made available to journalists by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Florence Okpe.
The injured were said to have been taken to Idera Hospital, Sagamu while the corpses of the dead were equally said to have been deposited at the morgue of the hospital.
The statement partly reads “Another crash has occurred on Lagos-Ibadan expressway in Ogere axis after very claiming 2 lives; 01 female adult and 01 female children.
“The crash occurred at about 1030 hrs, involving 01 vehicles with registration number BDG526JC a Toyota Camry.
“07 Persons were involved in the lone crash (4 female adults, 01 male adult, 01 male children and 01 female children) which 05 persons were injured ( 01 male adults, 01 female children, 01 male children and 02 female adults)
“The cause of this lone crash was excessive speed which led to loss of control and the vehicle somersaulted.
“The injured victims were taken to Idera Hospital, Sagamu for medical attention and deceased bodies were deposited at the same hospital.
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