A commercial motorcyclist and two of his passengers have reportedly died after they were bashed by a hit-and-run driver in Ogun State.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Sector Command said its night rescue team carried out a rescue operation on the Abeokuta-Sagamu route around Okemosan, Abeokuta.

Florence Okpe, the Ogun FRSC Spokesperson said the Corps received information about the crash at about 5 am on Saturday.

“The rescue team quickly responded, and getting to the scene of the crash, three victims, the motorcycle rider and the two pillion (passengers) were lying down lifeless, hit by an unknown vehicle,” she said.

The team, Okpe said, quickly conveyed the victims to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abeokuta where they unfortunately died.

“The families were contacted immediately and the bodies were handed over to them,” she said.

Meanwhile, the Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ogun, Ahmed Umar has expressed sorrow over the incident.

Umar said if the driver had rescued the victims and taken them to hospital for medical attention, their lives would have been saved.

He advised motorists to always consider other road users and drive within the speed limits that can be controlled.