Twelve persons have been confirmed dead in a road crash in which eight others were also injured, at the weekend, on the deplorable Ibadan-Ile Ife so-called ‘expressway’ in Osun State.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kehinde Adeleke, in the state, confirmed the incident.
He said that the injured victims were taken to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ile for treatment while the deceased were deposited at the hospital morgue.
Adeleke appealed to motorists to always respect traffic laws in order to avoid needless loss of lives, admonishing:”Over-speeding kills. Let’s keep our roads safe by respecting traffic laws.”
According to an eye witness, the accident, involving two commercial buses and a truck, occurred on Sasa Bridge at Gbongan, in Ayedaade Local Government Area of the state, in the morning.
Twelve persons reportedly died on the spot while eight others sustained various degrees of injury.
A resident of the town, who identified himself as Sola said: “Circumstances surrounding the crash are not clear, but the crash occurred early on Friday. Twelve people died and eight others were injured and taken to a hospital in Ile-Ife. Two buses and a truck were involved.
“The accident occurred in Gbongan along Gbongan/Ife expressway on top of Sasa Bridge on Friday morning. Those injured were taken to a hospital in Ife for treatment.
“Police and FRSC officials were involved in the rescue operation and they were joined by some residents of Gbongan.”
