At least 16 people have been killed and 17 others injured in an accident which occured on Tuesday morning along Ojoo-Iwo Road section of the Ibadan-Lagos expressway, near the Agbowo/Ajao area.
The accident occurred when a trailer loaded with roofing sheets collided with an 18-seater Totota bus, a Micra taxi, and a Honda CR-V car.
The sad occurrence according to the spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo Sector Command, CRC Mayowa Odewo, was caused by brake failure.
He said, “The accident occured after a trailer carrying iron materials lost control and ran into multiples vehicles including a bus coming from the North with 18 passengers who are majorly children, the trailer also ran into a Micra, and Honda CR-V car 2002/2003 model.
“About 16 people died instantly, 17 people were injured, while two people in the Honda CR-V survived the accident and we’re taken to close by hospital.
“Some of the injured people were Hausa’s and they refused to be hospitalised.”