Eko Hot Blog reports that three persons have been confirmed dead, while 22 other commuters sustained injuries in two separate road accidents that occurred in Aagba and Sekona, Osun State.
The accidents which were reported to have happened on Sunday, involved a motorcycle carrying three people and a private car driven by a man who reportedly fled the scene after the crash.
The three deceased were those travelling on the motorcycle.
Confirming the accident, the Public Relations Officer of the Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kehinde Adeleke, said officers from the command had visited the scene.
Adeleke said, “The accident involved a Toyota Camry pencil light and a motorcycle with plate no AKD 810 QX. The accident claimed the lives of three persons on the motorcycle on the spot.”
In the same vein, 22 people sustained various degrees of injuries in another accident that occurred on the same day in Sekona, along the Osogbo-Gbongan expressway.
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Providing more details about the crash, Adeleke said, “The accident was reportedly caused by the Toyota Hummer bus which left its lane and had a head-on collision with the vehicle coming from the opposite direction.
“It was discovered that the Toyota Hummer bus driver slept while driving. Adult men and women, including children, sustained varying degrees of injuries and fractures, while the Toyota Hummer bus driver sustained fractures on both legs.”
He added that “Three persons in the Fiat Van and 19 in the Toyota Hummer bus were injured. The victims were evacuated and taken to Sekona Government Clinic for first aid and were later moved to UNIOSUN Teaching Hospital by government ambulance for proper medical attention.”
The Osun NSCDC State Commandant, Dr. Michael Adaralewa, expressed concern over the many auto crashes recorded during the festive period.
Adaralewa urged the public to avoid reckless driving and not to drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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