No fewer than six persons reportedly lost their lives, while one sustained varying degrees of injury in a multiple accident in Ibadan on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Chronicle NG gathered that the first road accident occurred at about midnight on Thursday along the new Ibadan/Oyo Motorway in the Akinyele Local Government Area of the state, in which one person died.
Another accident happened around midnight on Friday, close to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited Filling Station, at Ojoo/Iwo-Road, in the Ibadan North East Local Government Area, which killed five people.
A source told Chronicle NG, “The trailer was coming from the northern part of the country alongside the victim. The victim sat at the back of the trailer with cows. He had already slept off when the trailer veered off the road. So, he hit his head on the ground, which led to his demise.”
The Friday accident reportedly involved a commercial Nissan Micra car conveying five passengers, which collided with a truck.
One of the sources said, “The identities of the driver of the car and the passengers are yet to be known.
“Their dead bodies were evacuated by the government-relevant agencies that midnight and taken to an undisclosed mortuary within Ibadan metropolises.”
Another source stated, “The incident occurred around midnight directly opposite the NNPCL Filling Station, General Gas area.”
When reached, Rosemary Alo, state commandant of the Federal Road Safety Commission, confirmed the occurrence and the number of casualties.
She stated that 12 persons were engaged in the tragedy at the NNPCL area, with “five people dying, one injured, and six escaping unhurt.
“One person died on Thursday at Idi-Ose, while five people died and one person sustained injury at the General Gas area, opposite the NNPCL filling station. Six others escaped unhurt.”c
