By DAUD OLATUNJI

ABEOKUTA—two police inspectors, Thomas Olorunjuwon and  Ojo Johnbull, attached to Ogun State Command, and an unidentified suspect died in an auto crash on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Tuesday.

No fewer than 10 other passengers also sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident.

According to an eye-witness, the two police officers died  when the Toyota Hilux van with number-plate Lagos DF 413 AAA collided with a blue DAF stationary truck with number-plate Lagos XU 502 JJJ, in Iyana- Onigbedu, Itori, Ewekoro Local Government Area about 10 a.m.

They were said to be  travelling to Abeokuta from Sango where they had reportedly  gone to arrest two  suspects. The source said another 16-passenger yellow Nissan Urvan bus with number-plate Lagos XM 440 BDG also rammed into the police Hilux van from behind.

The policemen died on the spot while one of the suspects died in an hospital.

The second suspect, who sustained serious injuries, is receiving treatment with the injured passengers at Ifo General Hospital.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said only the two policemen who were on official assignment were killed during the auto crash.

However, the Federal Road Safety Commission Unit Commander for Itori, Fatai Bakare, confirmed that one other person aside the two police officers was killed in the accident while ten others sustained injuries.