Six individuals have reportedly misplaced their lives, era one used to be injured in isolated highway crashes in Ibadan, Oyo Order capital, on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Investigations through PUNCH On-line in Ibadan, the condition capital, seen that the primary highway crash passed off in the dead of night on Thursday at Idi-Ose Bus Oppose at the unused Ibadan/Oyo freeway within the Akinyele Native Executive Department of the condition, wherein one individual died.
Any other crash passed off in the dead of night on Friday, on the entrance of the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Company Restricted Filling Station on Ojoo/Iwo-Highway, within the Ibadan North East Native Executive Department, which claimed 5 family.
Witnesses instructed our correspondent that the sufferer of Thursday’s crash used to be a motor boy who sat behind the trailer with cows, and abruptly, the trailer veered off the street, which resulted in his demise.
The supply mentioned, “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.”
On Friday, the crash reportedly concerned a business Nissan Micra automobile sporting 5 passengers, which collided with an extended truck.
One of the crucial assets mentioned, “The identities of the motive force of the automobile and the passengers are but to be identified.
“Their dead bodies were evacuated by the government relevant agencies that midnight and taken to an undisclosed morgue within the Ibadan metropolis.”
Any other supply mentioned, “The incident occurred around 12 midnight directly opposite the NNPCL Filling Station, General Gas area.”
When contacted, the condition Sector Commander of the Federal Highway Protection Fee, Rosemary Alo, showed each injuries and the choice of casualties to our correspondent in Ibadan.
She disclosed that 12 family have been concerned within the crash on the NNPCL segment, including that “5 family died, one injured and 6 escaped unharmed.
Alo mentioned, “One person died on Thursday at Idi-Ose, while five people died, and one person sustained an injury at the General Gas area opposite the NNPCL filling station. Six others escaped unhurt.”
The condition sector commander added that police had taken the injured sufferer to Metrol Health facility sooner than the coming of highway protection workforce, including that the crash car have been towed to Akobo Police Station, Ibadan.
She, subsequently, admonished motorists to steer clear of direction violations.