6 Die, 15 Injured as Bus Collides With Trailer in Ogbomoso

At least six persons have been confirmed dead, with 15 others sustaining varying degrees of injuries following a collision between a commuters bus and a trailer at Sekona on the Ogbomoso-Odo-Oba road in the Ogo Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State.

Daily Report Nigeria reports that the tragic incident occured on Sunday evening.

Witnesses narrated to newsmen that all victims of the crash were male adults, and their corpses had been deposited at the Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital mortuary. Also, the injured victims were rushed to Bowen University Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, for medical attention.

According to an eyewitness, Seun Fakorede, both the commercial bus with 21 passengers on board and the trailer were heading to the Northern part of the country before the sad incident happened.

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The witness 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 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,” he explained