Nigeria, June 23 -- Three suspected armed robbers on Saturday were involved a ghastly motor accident at Ode-Remo, Ogun State, while escaping with a car they allegedly snatched at gunpoint.

Abimbola Oyeyemi, the Ogun police spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.

Mr Oyeyemi said the suspects were escaping with a Toyota Camry car which they snatched at gunpoint in Ondo state.

One of the suspects died while receiving treatment at the hospital, the police said.

"The suspects were coming from Ondo state, heading towards Lagos, but on getting to a point at Ode-Remo, due to dangerous driving, the vehicle hit a culvert and somersaulted.

"The three occupants, sustained varying degrees of injuries and they were rushed to hosp...