Six persons have been confirmed dead and 14 others injured in a road accident on the Ibadan-Oyo Expressway in the Afijio Local Government
Olugbesan, who attributed the accident to speeding and overloading, also confirmed that 20 persons were involved in the crash.
He said, “All the victims were males travelling to the north. The cause of the crash was speeding and overloading. The bus was supposed to carry 14 passengers but was loaded with 20 passengers.”When our correspondent visited the state hospital, where the victims were admitted, a senior medical official, who did not want her name in print, said, “The road safety officials brought 15 victims to the hospital but two of them gave up the ghost after we administered first aid to them.
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