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The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says it is waiting for the result of a holistic technical investigation into the road crash involving renowned global boxer, Anthony Joshua, which occurred in Ogun State on Monday.
Spokesperson of the FRSC, Olusegun Ogungbemide, made this statement on Tuesday during an interview on ‘Sunrise Daily’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST.
Ogungbemide reiterated that the corps had conducted an initial professional assessment at the scene, emphasizing, however, that only a full technical report would determine the final cause of the crash.
According to him, officers from the crash observatory, comprising experienced safety experts, examined the crash site shortly after the incident and drew preliminary conclusions based on impact analysis and road configuration.
“When you look at the impact of that crash, definitely you know that whoever must have been operating under the speed limit as put in place by the Federal Government wouldn’t have had such an impact,” he said.
The FRSC mouthpiece pointed out that the truck involved in the crash was parked on the shoulder of the road and was not reported to have broken down at the location.
“The information reaching us is that it is not that the vehicle broke down there. Maybe the man parked there, which was on the shoulder of the road,” he said.
According to him, although no speed-measuring device was actively recording data at the exact point of the crash, trained officers could infer likely speed from the level of damage and the force of impact.
He added that the maximum speed limit on highways is 100 kilometres per hour, noting that crashes occurring within that limit are less likely to result in severe consequences.
According to the preliminary assessments by the corps, however, excessive speed was identified as a major contributing factor.
DAILY POST reports that the accident occurred around 12 noon near the Sinoma axis of Sagamu, Ogun State. It involved a black Lexus SUV and a stationary red Sinotruck.
