The accident scene. Photo: TRACE

Two persons, a man and a woman, were killed after a motorcycle rammed into a Dongfeng pickup vehicle at Koto Ajala, inbound Owode, in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Monday.

The Spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday morning.

According to Akinbiyi, the accident was attributed to excessive speed and loss of control by the motorcyclist.

He noted that an eyewitness said the motorcycle rider lost control while descending Koto Ajala outbound Owode and rammed into the oncoming Dongfeng pickup.