Mrs Florence Okpe, the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Saturday. Okpe said that the accident occured at 5:35a.m, with 14 people and 16 cows involved. According to her, the truck was conveying cows and human beings together.
She said that the suspected cause of the crash, which resulted in the death of some of the cows, was driver fatigue. Okpe said that the persons injured in the accident were taken to Divine Touch Hospital, Ibafo for medical attention. The Sector Commander, Mr Anthony Uga, according to her, has cautioned motorists on the dangers of carrying human beings and animals together.
Source: Car News Wire (carnewswire.net)
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