Eight persons were confirmed dead, while a pregnant woman and a child sustained injuries in an accident involving a blue Toyota Corolla Sport car around Ewekoro area of Ogun State, on the Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway. Akinbiyi explained that the accident, which occurred around 12:50 p.m., was caused by excessive speeding and loss of control by the driver. He said that 10 persons made up of four males, four females and two children were involved in the accident that killed eight persons, leaving a pregnant woman and another person injured. “We learnt that the Toyota Corolla Sport vehicle was inbound Abeokuta on the Lagos/Abeokuta Expressway when the accident happened. He said the injured pregnant woman and a boy were receiving medical treatment at the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta.

Source: Punch February 17, 2019 19:18 UTC