Another Fatality Recorded on Oyo-Ogbomoso Road

Abiodun Ogundele

A fatal accident Friday afternoon has left an unspecified number of persons dead and several others injured.

The crash which occurred on the old Ogbomoso – Oyo road between Elega and Oolo, near Ogbomoso, was as a result of an head-on collision involving an articulated vehicle and a Sharon Bus heading towards Oyo.

A witness gave account of the incident ,  “the bus, from what we saw was going towards Oyo because shortly before our bus arrived the scene, we saw a trailer with damaged front side and trying to stop. It was like the bus overtook another vehicle, and came face-to-face with the oncoming trailer resulting in the head-on collision.

One person was dead as he was covered with clothes beside the vehicle even as the rescue operation continued. We saw only one person performing the operation perhaps he was also in the bus. But the sight didn’t appear good.”

The source who preferred anonymity added, “It was when we were about entering Ogbomoso that we saw operatives of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Ogbomoso unit heading out believably to the scene.”

It would be recalled that many lives had been lost to road crash on the stretch of the road.