Federal Road Safety Corps has revealed that no fewer than seven persons have been killed, 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.
The collision, which involved a commercial bus and a caravan, happened on Sunday evening.
On Monday morning, an Okada rider was killed after colliding with a stationary vehicle at Gbede on the Ogbomoso-Ilorin road in Surulere Local Government Area of the state.
According to witnesses, the victims were all male adults, and their bodies were deposited at the Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital mortuary, while the injured were transported to Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, for medical assistance.
It was gathered that the commercial bus with 21 passengers on board and the trailer were heading North before the incident happened.
One of the witnesses, 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 incident, the Ogbomoso Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Isaac Adebayo, said, “The incident happened Sunday evening 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 explained.
