According to the state police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the accident involved a granite-loaded truck with the license plate FKJ760XM and a Toyota with the registration number JJJ926YJ. She added that both vehicles were travelling towards Lagos from Ibadan when the Toyota car driver lost control and collided with the truck.

As a result of the collision, she stated that the Toyota car driver became trapped in the vehicle and was later rushed to a hospital, where doctors on duty confirmed his death.

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“After being rescued from where he was trapped, he was taken to Idera Hospital in Sagamu. The doctor later confirmed his death. Two other passengers in the Toyota sustained varying degrees of injuries,” Odutola said.

It was also learnt that the body of the deceased had been placed in the hospital’s mortuary.