Tragedy hit the Ipara area of Remo, Ogun State, when a N30,000 car race bet ended in a fatal crash that claimed the lives of five people including three suspected Yahoo boys and two residents.
A community source who spoke on condition of anonymity on Tuesday, said the accident happened around 2.00pm on Monday, after the suspected yahoo boys organised a car race with a N30,000 prize for the winner.
According to the source, one of the participants lost control during the contest and crashed into a nearby shop, instantly killing two bystanders.
The driver and two other occupants of the vehicle were trapped in the wreckage and sustained varying degrees of injury before being rescued and taken to separate hospitals.
The source said, “The accident happened yesterday (Monday) afternoon. What I gathered was that some guys suspected to be Yahoo boys organised a car racing contest with a N30,000 wager.
“One of the cars lost control and rammed into a shop, killing two people on the spot, and the occupants of the vehicle sustained varying degrees of injury before they were rescued by emergency responders.”
Likewise, several videos from the scene captured some victims lying lifeless on the ground.
Another clip showed the damaged building that the car had crashed into, with the vehicle’s occupants still trapped inside.
In the background, sympathisers could be heard wailing over the loss of lives, as the footage continued to circulate across social media platforms.
Confirming the incident, spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said the driver of the vehicle died on the spot while two other occupants sustained varying degrees of injuries and were rescued at different hospitals.
He added that the injured occupants later died at the hospitals where they were receiving treatment.
Akinbiyi said, “At about 13:40 hrs on 11/08/2025, a lone fatal accident occurred near the Owolowo area, Ipara Remo. The accident involved an unregistered Lexus car whose driver’s name was unknown and two other occupants, both male, in his vehicle.
