By Ado Oyeyemi
No fewer than nine people were killed in a road crash involving a Delta Line passenger bus and a gas-laden truck on the Ore-Ijebu-Ode Highway in Ogun State.
The fatal accident occurred around 4:55pm on Monday in the Bethel area of the highway, under the Ijebu-Ode Unit Command.
The crash involved a white Toyota Hiace commercial bus belonging to Delta Line, with registration number 14B-299DT, and a white Sino Truck operated by Bill Gas Solution Ltd, with registration number AAB162XD.
The Chief Route Commander and Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun State Command, Afolabi Odunsi, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday.
Odunsi said all nine occupants of the two vehicles died at the scene of the crash.
He attributed the accident to a suspected speed violation, noting that the crash occurred while rainfall had left the road surface wet.
According to him, the FRSC rescue team arrived at the scene around 4:58pm, shortly after receiving the distress call.
The victims’ remains were recovered and deposited at the morgue of the General Hospital, Ijebu-Ode, while the damaged vehicles were towed to the Ilese Police Station by officers of the Ilese Police Motor Traffic Division.
The FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun State, Corps Commander Oludare Ogunjobi, expressed condolences to the families of the victims and urged motorists, particularly commercial drivers, to exercise greater caution during rainfall.
Ogunjobi advised motorists to observe prescribed speed limits, maintain adequate following distances and avoid other dangerous driving practices, warning that excessive speed on wet roads could reduce tyre grip and visibility and increase the risk of fatal crashes.
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The corps urged motorists and other road users to make safety a priority, particularly during adverse weather conditions.
