No fewer than 10 people died in an accident on
the Ife-Ibadan express way on Sunday, the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
The Police Public Relations Officer in Osun, DSP
Folashade Odoro, confirmed the incident in a
statement in Osogbo.
Odoro said six females and four males lost their
lives in the accident which occurred at 12 pm.
She also said that two males sustained serious
injuries, adding that they were receiving
treatment at Obafemi Awolowo University
Teaching Hospital (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife,
Odoro said the accident involved a Toyota Hiace
bus marked MUS 702 XZ and a Iveco Tanker
with number plate YNF 327 XA.
The spokesperson said the bus was coming
from Ore in Ondo State and heading to Ibadan
before it rammed into a tanker attempting to
make a U-turn on the expressway.
The tanker was said to be conveying petrol and
the collision resulted in an explosion.
Odoro said that the corpses had been deposited
at the morgue of OAUTHC for autopsy while
efforts were ongoing to remove the vehicles
from the scene of the accident.
The police spokesperson, who identified the bus
driver as Najimu Akanni, added that the name of
the tanker driver had yet to be ascertained.
(NAN)
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