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Accident claims Pregnant Woman’s Life

A pregnant woman was killed while several others sustained injuries in an auto crash along the Sagamu Expressway corridor in Ogun State.

The accident, which involved a payloader, a Toyota Camry with registration number AAB-248 MK, and a commercial tricycle marked JGB-643 VD occurred on Thursday, October 9, 2025.

Spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to newsmen.

He said the crash occurred when the driver of the Toyota Camry lost control of the vehicle, veered off his lane, and rammed into a moving tricycle, killing the pregnant woman instantly.

According to Akinbiyi, the payloader operator, the Camry driver and other male passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries.

He added that the injured victims were taken to nearby hospitals in Sagamu by passersby, while the body of the deceased was deposited at an undisclosed morgue.

Tijani Mariam

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