No fewer than 16 people have died in a fatal crash involving an 18-seater bus and a parked truck on the Oyo/Ogbomosho Expressway in Oyo town, the Oyo State government has said.
The Special Adviser on Fire Reform and Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service Agency, Adebayo Akinwande, disclosed the details in a statement on Wednesday.
According to him, the accident happened in front of Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, and the first emergency call reporting the crash came in at 6:21 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
Akinwande explained that the agency promptly deployed officers to the scene, where investigations indicated that the passenger bus swerved and collided with the stationary Howo truck from behind.
The collision triggered a fire that engulfed both the trailer and the bus, trapping passengers inside.
“Upon arrival at the scene, we observed an 18-passenger Mazda bus, registration number GWL 687 XB (Kano), had swerved and crashed into a stationary Howo trailer, registration number LSR 340 XW (Lagos), from the rear.
The trailer caught fire, and our fire crew quickly initiated rescue operations and extinguished the blaze,” Akinwande said.
The fire service recovered 16 bodies at the scene, while three survivors were immediately transported to a nearby hospital by officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, for medical treatment.
The special adviser attributed the accident to overspeeding and the careless parking of heavy trucks along the expressway, warning that such practices continue to pose serious risks to motorists and passengers alike.
Authorities are continuing investigations to determine the full circumstances that led to the tragic incident.
