5 Die, 3 Injure On Ogbomoso-Oyo Road Crash

Five persons were killed while three others were fatally injured in a head-on collision accident involving a truck and a space bus along Oyo-Ogbomoso Road, Oyo State, on Friday.

Three persons narrowly escaped being hurt in the ghastly auto crash, according to the Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Mrs Rosemary Alo.

The dead include three males and two females, while the injured were two males and one female.

Speaking on the unfortunate incident, Mrs Alo said the accident which was caused by reckless driving (in which the driver of the bus was confirmed dead), occurred around 10. 20 a.m, 3 kilometres distance to base (Ile-Abu), along Oyo- Ogbomoso old Road. While the ash-coloured bus was identified with Registration Number LRN 185 YR, the FRSC officials could not see the registration number of the truck.

The Sector Commander who recommended that drivers need to be cautious of wrongful overtaking and excessive speeding on the road, said the two vehicles involved in the accident have been towed by the Police to the Odo Oba Station.

“The injured victims were taken to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso and the corpses also deposited at same Hospital morgue”.

Items recovered from the scene of accident according to Mrs Alo, included: “One traveling box; Three school bags; Two small traveling bags; One cross bag; One sack bag; First Aid box; Two Nylon bags; 8 smart phones; and Four purses containing the sum of N20,350.00”, she disclosed.

The old Oyo-Ogbomoso Road is very deplorable but many motorists still prefer to ply it because the new Express Way under construction since the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is yet to be completed.

“There had been series of calls on the Federal Government to expeditiously complete the section of the road leading Ibadan to Ilorin, but it is still under construction, forcing many motorists to still prefer the old Road.