Four die, three others injured as bus rams into truck in Ogun

No fewer than four persons have been confirmed dead and three others severely injured after a minibus rammed into a stationed truck at Alagbon along Atan-Owode road in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The accident which involved a white Sinotruck with no number plate, and a Suzuki minibus registered as KTU 874 YJ occurred at about 7:20 a.m. on Monday.

According to the Spokesperson of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, Babatunde Akinbiyi, the faulty cement-laden truck had parked on the road without putting up a caution notice.

Akinbiyi noted that the minibus rammed into the truck from the back killing one man, two female adults, and one female teenager.

He noted that the injured victims were rushed to the Owode General Hospital.

He said, “Eleven people, including nine females and two males, were involved. Three people were injured, while four people, including one male adult, two female adults, and one female teenager, died in the accident.

“TRACE operatives were strategically positioned to manage traffic around the axis, while the injured victims had been taken to the General Hospital, Idiroko, by the FRSC before our arrival.”