Some of the victims and scenes of the accident |
No fewer than six
persons including a young lady were feared dead in an auto crash in
Ibadan, Oyo State capital, in the early hours of Saturday.
According to an eye
witness account, the victims just left a relaxation point at Ajeigbe area of
Ibadan metropolis and were heading towards Mobil Filling Station when they met
their death. Sunday Vanguard gathered that the driver of the Toyota
Camry in which they were, was driving recklessly and, in the process, lost
control and skidded off the road.
The source narrated
that the car ran into an electricity pole at Oni and Sons Bus Stop and then
somersaulted until it crossed to the other side of the dual carriageway and
collided with a BMW car driving towards Challenge area. It was learnt that
the owner of the BMW car died on the spot.
He was said to
be coming from a vigil around 5a.m. when the accident occurred. A vulcanizer,
who works in the area, said, “It was when I got here this morning that I
saw the two cars. They said the accident occurred around 2:00a.m.”
Asked if there were
casualties, he explained that he saw about six bodies. ”I don’t know whether
those who towed the wreckage of the two cars were police or Road
Safety Commission officers. Also, I learned that all the people involved in the
accident, about six of them, died and their bodies were taken to the Adeoyo
State Hospital”, he narrated. Efforts to get the Oyo State Police Command to
comment on the crash were futile.
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