» Truck, bus collision kills 12 in Ogun

Tragedy struck on Friday at Ilishan
Junction, along Sagamu/Benin
Expressway, Ogun State, when a DAF
truck with number plate BDG 779 XE
laden with container had a head-on
collision with a Mazda commercial
bus with number plate XV 311 MUS,
killing 12 occupants of the bus
instantly.
The victims were five females and
seven males.
Some students of the Olabisi
Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye,
were said to have died in the crash.
Only one passenger survived the
accident but sustained serious
injury, and was rushed to the
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Teaching Hospital, Sagamu.
The corpses were said to have been
deposited in a morgue also in
Sagamu.
The driver of the truck was said to
have driven against the traffic, and
rammed into the bus, which was
heading to Lagos.
The state police public relations
officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed
the accident.
He said, “We got a report from
Sagamu that an accident involving a
DAF truck and Mazda commercial
bus occurred at Ilishan Junction
along Sagamu/Benin Expressway on
Friday. The driver of the truck was
said to have driven against the
traffic and had a head-on collision
with the bus heading to Lagos.
“Twelve people died; five females
and seven males. Some of the
victims were said to be students of
OOU.”
When contacted, the spokesperson,
OOU, Niyi Oduwole, said he heard
about the accident but added that
“the details are still sketchy but some
of the members of staff are on their
way to the area.”
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