At the very least 16 folks have been yesterday confirmed useless. In distinction, 17 others sustained accidents in an accident alongside the Ojo-Iwo street part of the Ibadan-Lagos expressway close to the Agbowo/Ajao space.
Our correspondent gathered that the accident occurred when a trailer loaded with roofing sheets collided with an 18-seater Hummer bus, a Micra taxi, and a Honda CR-V automotive.
In accordance with eyewitnesses, the trailer concerned within the accident skilled brake failure, inflicting it to collide with three different automobiles travelling in the identical path, leading to a devastating crash.
Narrating the incident to journalists, Mr. Emmanuel Omotoso and Mrs Funmi Adejumo stated the continued development of the Lagos -Ibadan expressway may very well be chargeable for the fatality as the opposite expressway lane was blocked.
Nevertheless, the motorists appealed to the Oyo State authorities to buy heavy towing automobiles and ambulance buses for rescue operations in case of an emergency just like the one which simply occurred.
They equally known as on the contractor dealing with the street development to open up the opposite lane that was blocked to stop future accidents that declare many lives daily on the Ojo-Iwo Highway expressway.
As of the time this report was filed, personal heavy towing automobiles have been instrumental in eradicating trapped automobiles from the scene, and a number of the rescued passengers have been transported to the hospital for medical consideration.
The Sector Commander, Federal Highway Security Fee (FRSC), Oyo State, Roseline Alo, who confirmed the accident, stated 16 died whereas 17 have been injured.
She stated the injured had been taken to hospital for medical consideration whereas two have been unharmed.
Alo disclosed that the motive force of the prolonged automobile had escaped from the accident scene.
