Seven people have been confirmed dead after two trailers crushed vehicles at Elewe-Odo Bus Stop in Ibadan North East Local Government Area of Oyo State. The accident also left a mother and her two children with injuries.
The Oyo State Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kehinde Dahunsi, confirmed the incident to PUNCH on Tuesday. He said the injured victims were rushed to the University College Hospital, Ibadan, for treatment.
According to FRSC findings, the crash involved two trailers and two Micra cars all moving in the same direction. An eyewitness said the trailer behind the Micra lost its brakes while the trailer ahead was negotiating a junction to its office. The out-of-control trailer ran over the Micra and its occupants, killing seven people on the spot.
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Dahunsi said the accident was caused by brake failure. “One of the trailers was trying to negotiate the turn to his company with the Micra behind, but unfortunately, the trailer behind the Micra lost control and ran over them,” he explained.
Rescue officials recovered seven bodies and rushed the woman and her twins to UCH. The deceased have been deposited at the Odogbo Cantonment Barracks’ Mortuary.
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