Eight persons have been reported dead in an accident that occurred on Gbongan-Osogbo expressway in the early hours of Saturday.
The lone accident was said to have occurred at 1:20 a.m., along Abere, Osogbo-Gbongan expressway in Osun State.
AMILOADED gathered that 36 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the crash.
According to a statement by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the vehicle, which was heavily loaded with Jerry cans of palm oil, lost control on the Ataoja-overhead Bridge as over 60 passengers tried to ascend the ramp.
The vehicle was said to have lost control, rolled backwards and fell by the side into the drainage, throwing off the jerry cans on passengers and killed some in the process.
The statement by the FRSC Commander in Osun State, Kudirat Ibrahim, read, “An articulated vehicle, a blue truck Volvo with number plate KMC 35 ZJ, loaded with Palm oil, lost control on the Ataoja-overhead bridge.
“The vehicle, which was heavily loaded with Jerry cans of palm oil and over 60 passengers, was trying to ascend the ramp.
“The vehicle lost control, rolled backwards and fell by the side into the drainage, throwing off the jerry cans on passengers and killing some in the process,” she said.
She said the injured had been taken to Ladoke Akintola University Teaching (LAUTECH), and Asubiaro Hospitals, both in Osun.
The Sector Commander appealed to motorists, especially carriage and articulated vehicles, to always follow road safety regulations.
Mrs Ibrahim urged road users to avoid flouting safety rules that often endangered their lives and those of other innocent citizens.
She, however, said the command had in a swift response, also deposited the corpses in a morgue and cleared the highway to avoid gridlock.
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