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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