1 Police Officer Dead And 3 Others Badly Injured In Fatal Ogun Auto Accident

A Sergeant serving with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Ogun State Command died on Tuesday, while four of his colleagues were injured in an auto accident involving a truck and the Honda SUV they were traveling in, along Sagamu-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State.

The Public Relations Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the incident, said the Honda CRV with number plate LSD 191 ET, rammed into the truck from the rear, killing the driver instantly and injuring the other four occupants.

“The Honda CRV had five occupants, all SARS operatives, four male and one female; but unfortunately, the driver of the Honda CRV died. 

“The truck was trying to make an illegal U-Turn back to Sagamu without indication before the Honda car rammed into it from the back.”

Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer, also confirmed the incident, adding that the officers were returning from Sagamu where they had gone to attend a court proceeding when the accident occurred.

“The SARS Operatives Were Returning From Sagamu To Their Base In Abeokuta When The Incident Occurred. They Had Gone To Attend A Court Proceeding In Sagamu. 

“I Gathered That The Truck Which Was In Front Of The Honda CRV They Were Travelling In Suddenly Made An Illegal U-Turn Without Any Indication, And The Honda CRV Rammed Into It. 

“The Driver Of The Honda CRV, Sergeant Rafiu Olaoye, Was Said To Have Died Instantly,” Abimbola Said.

The driver of the truck was said to have abandoned the truck at Oba area of Abeokuta and fled.