Seven die in Oyo, Ogun auto crashes

TRAGEDY was again recorded in Ibadan, Oyo State, when four persons lost their lives after an articulated truck owned by a dairy firm lost control and crushed a Micra car and three motorcycles. Eyewitnesses said the incident, which happened at the Alesinloye roundabout on the ever- busy Dugbe Road, was due to a brake failure. Three people died inside the Micra car while one of the motorcyclists died on the spot.

Confirming the incident, the Oyo State Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO), Olugbenga Fadeyi, said: “The bodies of the deceased have been moved to the morgue.” In a related development, three persons, including the driver, died yesterday when a truck ran into their vehicle headlong along Papa- Ilaro Road, Ogun State, killing them in the process. Two of the passengers were, however, injured in the accident involving an unmarked truck and a Corolla car with registration number JJJ 91 GD. It was learnt the driver of the speeding truck lost control following a malfunctioned brake, veered off his lane and crashed into the car coming from the opposite direction. The Public Relations Officer of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps ( TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the accident. He said the two survivors were rushed to Ilaro General Hospital while the deceased were deposited at the hospital’s morgue.