A yet-to-be-identified motorcyclist has died in a lone crash in front of the Federal Government Girls College, along the Iperu-Sagamu Road, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State.

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PUNCH Metro learnt in a telephone conversation with the spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, that the accident occurred around 6:20am on Thursday and involved a red Bajaj motorcycle.

According to Akinbiyi, TRACE operatives and the police responded to the scene, while the cause of the crash could not be immediately ascertained.

He noted that the motorcycle was the only vehicle involved and the rider, a male, was the sole occupant.

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“No injured person was recorded, while one person was confirmed dead,” the report stated.

He added that the presumed dead body was evacuated to Idera Morgue, Tollgate, Sagamu, by TRACE operatives and police, while the motorcycle was taken by the police for further investigation.

Akinbiyi said the crash did not affect vehicular movement along the route, adding that the road remained free for passage.

No fewer than three people have lost their lives in separate accidents across Ogun State in the last seven days.

PUNCH Metro reported on Thursday that a yet-to-be-identified man was crushed to death in front of the OPIC corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after he was reportedly knocked down by a speeding truck.

Our correspondent, who was at the scene, gathered from eyewitnesses that the victim was attempting to cross the expressway from the Lagos-bound section to the roadside along the OPIC corridor when the truck rammed into him.

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria