Tragedy sruck on Tuesday as 15 osogbo based traders lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident on the Ife Ibadan Expressway in Nigeria. The traders were said to be travelling to lagos for business transactions when the incident happened. The accident which happened one hour after take off involved an 18-seater commercial bus which ran into a packed vehicle beside the road.
The accident occured because the driver of the bus was said to have slept off while driving. It was reported that the driver and most of the passengers, died as a result of the accident.
The few lucky survivors were taken to Catholic Hospital. Ikire where they are receiving treatment, while the corpses of the dead traders were also deposited in the same hospital.
Mr Wale Olaniyan, official of the Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC), who comfirmed the early morning road mishap,said 11 people died on the spot while 15 were seriously injured.He further explained that the dead and injured were taken to a nearby Hospital. He said that the incident happened as a result of dangerous driving.
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