Two dead, several injured in Oyo road crash

By Adeola Badru

Two radical person been confirmed dead, portion respective others sustained injuries successful a roadworthy postulation mishap connected Monday astatine the Idi-Ayunre axis of Ijebu-Ode Road successful Oyo State.

The clang progressive a motortruck reportedly belonging to a quarry institution operating successful the area. Eyewitnesses said the operator mislaid power of the conveyance and ran implicit 3 people, sidesplitting 1 connected the spot. Another unfortunate aboriginal died astatine a adjacent hospital, portion a 3rd idiosyncratic had a limb amputated to prevention her life.

The incident, which occurred hardly 3 months aft a akin clang involving a quarry truck, triggered protests by residents and youths who barricaded the roadworthy to request justness and tighter information measures.

Chairman of Oluyole Local Government, Akeem Olatunji, who visited the scene, appealed for calm and assured residents that the operator would beryllium prosecuted. He besides said the institution would beryllium directed to compensate the victims’ families.

Olatunji decried the nonaccomplishment of immoderate companies successful the country to fulfill their firm societal responsibilities, peculiarly regarding roadworthy safety. He recalled that aft an earlier mishap that claimed 3 students’ lives, the assembly constructed velocity breakers to trim reckless driving.

Describing the latest clang arsenic “painful and avoidable,” the assembly brag said further velocity bumps would beryllium installed on the Idi-Ayunre–Sabo Road to curb speeding by heavy-duty vehicles.

He urged residents to stay peaceful, assuring them that the authorities would enforce information compliance and clasp erring companies accountable.

Witnesses astatine the country attributed the mishap to reckless driving, adding that the conveyance showed nary mechanical faults earlier the crash.

Residents person renewed calls for stricter regularisation of quarry trucks and dense vehicles successful the country to forestall further nonaccomplishment of lives.

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