Four persons were on Friday crushed to death while two others were injured in an accident involving a Daf truck and a commercial bus around Capital Hotel on Ijebu Ode-Oru Road, Ogun State.
It was gathered that the accident occurred around 1:15pm when the truck driver who was on speed lost control and veered off his lane, crashing into the incoming vehicle in the opposite direction.
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Eyewitnesses said the truck killed four persons on the spot and left two others injured.
The Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) in the state, Babatunde Akinbiyi, who confirmed the incident, said six persons comprising three males and three females were involved in the accident.
“The bus was going to Ibadan from an unknown destination while the truck was heading towards Ijebu-Ode from Ibadan axis. All the passengers in the bus, including the driver and 3 women died on the spot,” he said.
The TRACE spokesman stated that the deceased had been deposited at the morgue of Ijebu Ode General Hospital while the injured truck driver and one other were taken to same hospital.
