FOUR DEAD, TWO INJURED IN OYO GHASTLY ROAD CRASH (PHOTOS)
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Four individuals have died, and two others sustained varying injuries in a collision involving two commercial vehicles at Idi-Ori, along the new Ibadan/Oyo Expressway in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The injured victims are currently receiving medical care at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan.
According to an eyewitness, identified as Adekunle Adeleke, popularly known as ‘God dey,’ on Wednesday, “the accident involved two commercial vehicles, one Volvo (Yellow colour) while the second vehicle is a DAF truck.
Adeleke explained, “The cause of the incident was obstruction. The accident involved six people. Four were confirmed dead immediately, while two other persons who sustained varying degrees of injuries were taken to the UCH for treatment.”
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Another witness, Taofeek Akinola, said, “Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corp and the Nigeria Police responded forthwith to the crash.”
When contacted, the state Commander of the FRSC, Rosemary Alo, confirmed the incident.
Alo said the corpses have been deposited at the University College Hospital in Ibadan.
She said, ‘The Police carried out the rescue as the crash happened close to their office.’ The corpses were taken to UCH by the Police, while accident vehicles causing obstruction have been cleared off the road.
“Men of RS11.39 Moniya are on ground controlling traffic at the scene.”
Alo charged the drivers to be careful while driving on the road.
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