Oyo: Auto crashes claim 7 lives

Seven person were confirmed dead, while 15 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, at Sekona, on the Ogbomoso-Odo-Oba Road, in the Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State, following a road crash.

The crash, according to the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, involved a commercial bus and a trailer.

Similarly, an Okada rider lost his life, after he ran into a stationary vehicle at Gbede, very close to Ote, on the Ogbomoso-Ilorin Road in Surulere Local Government Area of the state.

The two sad events occurred on Sunday evening and yesterday respectively.

According to eyewitnesses account, the victims were all male adults, and their corpses had been deposited at the Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital mortuary while the injured were taken to Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, for urgent medical attention.

Vanguard gathered that the commercial bus with 21 passengers on board and the trailer were heading for the Northern part of the country before the incident occurred.

An eyewithness, who spoke with Vanguard, Seun Fakorede, said: "The accident occurred Sunday evening. The driver of the bus was trying to overtake the trailer at that sharp corner and suddenly he lost control and hit the trailer.

"All of a sudden, the bus veered off the road and somersaulted almost five times. Five people died immediately. Others were quickly rushed to the hospital by the road safety officials."

Confirming the two incidents to our correspondent on the telephone, the Ogbomoso Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Isaac Adebayo, said: "The incident happened Sunday around 17:00 hours.

"Five died immediately. My people have gone there this morning. I just confirmed from him that another person died at the hospital, making it six altogether.

"Also this morning, my people have to go to another rescue on the Ilorin Road. An Okada rider ran into a trailer again at Gbede, very close to Ote. He also died. That's the information I've gotten so far," he added.