Five die in Osun motor accident

Five persons have reportedly died in a fatal accident that involved a commercial bus and a gas tanker in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Thursday.

The accident had caused gridlock leading to travellers being trapped along Ife/Ibadan/Lagos Expressway.

Casualties from the accident were confirmed by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, spokesman, Kehinde Adeleke in a statement he made available to journalists on Friday.

According to the statement, 17 persons travelling in a commercial bus were involved in the accident. Five passengers- two male, two females and a toddler -were brought out of the wreckage lifeless and have been deposited at the morgue of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife.

He said: “On Thursday, September 12, 2024, a gas tanker overran a commercial bus popularly known as ‘Sabo-Lagere’ which conveyed an unspecified number of passengers and crushed them to death. They both swerved off the road into a ditch along Ibadan Express Road, Ajebandele, Ile-Ife.

“The incident was reported to our Ile-Ife Zonal Command at around 12 noon and they mobilised to the scene and joined the headquarters from Abere to give adequate backup because of the nature of materials involved in the crash (LPG).”

He described the accident as unfortunate and avoidable and urged drivers to be careful and observe speed limit while driving.