Tragedy struck along the Oyo-Ogbomoso Road in Oyo on Sunday as the Federal Road Safety Corps reported a fatal road accident claiming the lives of at least 19 individuals.
Jonas Agwu, the Corps Public Education Officer and Assistant Corps Marshal, confirmed the incident in a statement released from Abuja.
According to Agwu, the collision involved two vehicles: a Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number NTT52ZY, traveling from Ibadan to Sokoto, and a Toyota Corolla saloon car.
The crash, which occurred around 7:45 a.m, was attributed to a violation of traffic rules, commonly known as ‘one way.’
He also said that the act was a traffic violation that resulted in a head-on collision and fire outbreak.
According to him, the report indicated that the crash, which was caused by route violation, involved 20 people, all male adults.
He said, “Of this number, 19 persons were killed while the only surviving victim was rescued by FRSC operatives with injuries. The FRSC rescue team that conducted the rescue operations have taken the injured victim to Opabode hospital in Oyo, for emergency medical attention. The dead bodies have been deposited at Oyo General Hospital morgue.’’
Mr Agwu quoted the Corps Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, as calling on motorists to avoid incidents that could lead to road crashes.
He also directed sector commanders to increase patrol operations to address the menace of route violation on the nation’s highways.
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