December 15, (THEWILL) – At least seven people have been confirmed dead, while 19 others were injured in a lone accident on Wednesday around the Badeku area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The accident, which involved a truck with registration number, OYO: NRK 312 YR, occurred at about 7.00 a.m at Badeku Junction on Ibadan-Ile-Ife Road.
One of the sources at the scene of the accident, Tunde Lateef, said the truck, carrying dozens of labourers, was on speed going toward Ikire Road, when another truck, coming out of Badeku Village, crossed the express road.
He said an attempt made by the driver of the crashed truck to avoid collision caused it to somersault, “flung the people on board into different directions”.
The Police and officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) who arrived at the scene of the accident assisted in carrying the victims to the hospitals.
The Sector Commander of the FRSC in Oyo State, Mrs Unce Chukwurah, who confirmed the accident, said the truck involved in the accident carried 26 labourers that were going for construction work in the area.
“It was a lone accident. The yellow tipper vehicle was carrying 26 people,19 of them injured, while seven died in the accident.
“The injured have been taken to ASBON Hospital at Gbagi area for treatment, while remains of the seven dead had been collected by their relatives for burial”, she said; adding that the accident was possibly caused by speed violation.
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