Accident
Accident claims four lives on Ibadan-Oyo expressway as bus somersaults
At least four people died in a road accident on Ibadan-Oyo Expressway.
The bus, a Toyota Hummer with registration number JJJ 841 XA, somersaulted, with the four passengers dead and 13 others injured.
Atiba Unit Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Bayode Olugbesan, confirmed the accident on Saturday.
He said the accident, which occurred in early on Saturday, was caused by over speeding and overloading.
He said 20 people were involved in the accident but only four were confirmed dead at the State Hospital, Oyo, and had been taken to a mortuary.
“All the victims are male and their destination is North, the cause of the crash was over speeding and overloading. The bus was supposed to carry 14 passenger but was loaded with 20 passengers,” he said.
FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr. Joshua Adekanye, on Saturday, urged motorists to avoid over speeding.
He said, “Yes. I am aware of the incident. I want to add that the people should avoid over speeding”.
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