A minimum of six individuals have been confirmed dead, and 15 others have sustained varying levels of injuries in a collision that occured on Sunday evening involving a commercial bus and a trailer at Sekona on the Ogbomoso-Odo-Oba road in the Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State.
In a separate incident on the Ogbomoso-Ilorin road in Surulere Local Government Area of the state, an Okada rider lost his life on Monday morning after colliding with a stationary vehicle near Gbede, close to Ote.
Witnesses states that all the victims were adult males. The deceased bodies have been transported to the Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital mortuary, while the injured individuals have been taken to Bowen University Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso for medical treatment.
According to reports, the commercial bus, carrying 21 passengers, and the trailer were traveling in a northern direction prior to the occurrence of the accident.
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 two incidents on Monday, 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.
