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Seven die in Oyo crash, residents scoop fuel

Seven persons died when a passenger bus collided with a truck on the Ibadan-Ogbomoso road on Sunday.
 
Also in Ogbomoso, a truck loaded with crashed in the Taki area of the town, spilling its content while residents of the area scooped fuel before security men arrived at the scene to disperse them.
 
Eyewitness said apart from those who died in the accident, several others sustained varying degrees of injuries.
 
The eyewitness explained that the commercial bus had attempted to overtake a Sports Utility Vehicle along the bad portion of the narrow road but failed to accomplish the task before being faced with an oncoming truck.
 
The resident, who identified himself as Tayo, said, “The bus was coming from Lagos, heading towards Ilorin. The driver made an attempt to overtake the SUV but it seemed the SUV driver increased his speed, putting the bus driver and passengers in the danger of colliding with the truck.
 
“The bus driver could not avoid the head-on collision, which resulted in the death of six passengers immediately. Another one died during the rescue mission by some people. It was a gory scene.”
 
He added that while the rescue operation was still on, traffic was at a standstill for more than one hour on the road as security agents made attempts to evacuate the vehicles from the road.
 
(Punch) 
 
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