Nine Travellers Burnt in Oyo Auto Crash

The Oyo state sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has disclosed that nine passengers have sustained varying degrees of burns in an auto crash on the Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway.

Joshua Adekanye, The FRSC Commander in the state, who confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Ibadan on Sunday, said the accident which occurred on Saturday involved a trailer and a truck at Sekona area along Ogbomoso – Oyo Expressway.

He made it known that nine out of a total 13 people involved in the accident got burnt while four others escaped unhurt.

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He said: “The accident happened around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, and that the truck vehicle caught fire while the trailer collided with it.

“The actual cause of the truck which went on fire could not be ascertain because it happened at night,”

According to him, the likely cause of the trailer colliding with the truck might be over speeding and wrongful overtaking.

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Adekanye disclosed that the burnt victims are being referred to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital for treatment, adding that the RS11.31 Ogbomoso and RS11.312 Oolo Commands conducted rescued operations.

“Other agency that carried out the rescue operation are the Fire Service and Odo-Oba Lolice Division,” he said.

He urged motorists to shun night travelling, wrongful overtaking and dangerous driving to ensure safety on the road.