Three siblings and four other persons on Wednesday died in a separate road accidents in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State.
It was gathered while the three siblings were crushed to death along Celica Kukumoda area of Ife/Ibadan expressway by a truck loaded with goods due to brake failure, the other four were confirmed dead in a road mishap that occurred at Idi-Ori end of Oyo expressway.
The three siblings were said to be on their way to school when the incident occurred.
Officials of Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) have taken remains of the deceased to a nearby hospital.
Those injured in the second accident at Idi-Ori of Oyo express way are receiving treatnent at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
An eyewitness in the second accident said that two commercial vehicles were involved but what was responsible for the accident could not be ascertained as of the time of filing the report.
But another witness Adekunle Adeleke said: “The accident involved two commercial vehicles. One Volve (Yellow colour) while the second vehicle is DAF truck.
“The causes of the incident was obstruction. The accident involved six persons. Four confirmed dead immediately while two other persons who sustained varying degree of injuries were taking to the UCH for treatment.”
While confirming the incident, the Sector Commander of the FRSC, Rosemary Alo, said “The Police carried out the rescue as the crash happened close to their office.
“The corpses were taken to UCH by the Police while accident vehicles causing obstruction have been cleared off the road.
“Men of RS11.39 Moniya are on ground controlling traffic at the scene.”
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
