Tragedy occurred along the Oyo-Ogbomoso Road in Oyo State Sunday as seven persons reportedly died in a ghastly auto crash involving a commercial bus and an articulated lorry.
The driver of the bus was, however, lucky while several other passengers were said to have sustained life-threatening injuries in the accident.
According to an eyewitness who simply identified himself as Tayo, when he got to the accident scene some moments after it occurred, people were seen assisting the accident victims.
According to him, the accident happened when an Ilorin-bound commercial bus overtook a Sport Utility Vehicle and tried to manoeuvre its way back into its lane but failed.
The driver of the SUV reportedly increased his speed, thereby making it difficult for the commercial bus, which was coming from Lagos to rejoin the lane.
“When the driver of the SUV increased its speed, there was an articulated truck coming from Ilorin. The driver of the truck saw the commercial bus and applied his brakes. But the truck kept moving and with the high speed the commercial bus driver lost control and collided with the truck. Six persons died on the spot while another victim died on the way to the hospital,”
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