No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead, while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries, in a road accident which occurred on the Ibadan-Oyo Expressway in Afijio Local Government Area of Oyo State on Saturday. It was further gathered that the occupants of the bus, all males, were heading towards the northern part of the country before the accident. Olugbesan, who attributed the cause of the accident to speeding and overloading, also confirmed that 20 persons were involved in the incident. The cause of the crash was speeding and overloading. The bus was supposed to carry 14 passengers but was loaded with 20 passengers.”The unit commander, therefore, urged the road users to be careful while driving, avoid speeding, overloading and night travelling.

Source: Punch June 17, 2023 18:13 UTC