Three persons were on Monday confirmed dead in an accident involving a tipper loaded with granite and a Dangote truck around Mile 12 Market, Ogere, Ogun, on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway.

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Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson for Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta.

Akinbiyi said that the accident occurred around 5:45 a.m., saying that the accident was caused by the tipper with registration number MUS-589 XX.

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“We learnt that the tipper was heading inbound Lagos on top speed from a Quarry at Isara. It lost control and rammed into the Dangote truck with registration number NSR-89 YQ from behind.

“The three people who lost their lives were in the loaded tipper.

“The two accidented vehicles were taken to the Police Motor Traffic Division at Ogere,’’ he said.

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Akinbiyi said that the corpses of the deceased had been deposited at FOS Mortuary, Ipara.