By NO fewer than 16 people have been confirmed dead and 17 others injured on Tuesday after a trailer rammed vehicles along the ongoing Ojoo – Iwo road expressway in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The incident, according to the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), occurred along the Agbowo end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Tuesday morning.
The FRSC reports stated 35 persons were involved in the fatal accident, out of which 16 died on the spot, while the injured ones are recuperating at Amdalat Hospital, Agbowo, in Ibadan North Local Government Area.
The remains of the deceased, as reliably gathered, have been deposited at the mortuary of the State Hospital.
The accident involved a truck loaded with roofing sheets with Registration Number AKM 548 ZY, an 18-seater passenger Hummer bus, MUB 20LG, Micra taxi, BDJ 520YC, and a Honda CR-V SUV, KRD 707 ER.
A witness stated that the roofing sheet-laden truck rammed the four other affected vehicles.
The accident, which was attributed to a break failure coupled with the ongoing construction works on the highway, caused a heavy traffic gridlock.
Users of the road accused the Federal Government of a slow pace of work on the Ibadan section of the expressway leading to the multiple accidents.
The vehicles, according to them, are restricted to only one lane, thereby making vehicular movement extremely dangerous and difficult.
They also called on the construction firm handling the project to open up the other lane in order to ease the traffic congestion in the area.
However, the FRSC has stressed the need for an enlightenment campaign for commercial drivers across the state.
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