Four women have died on the spot while four others sustained various degrees of injury in a road accident at Alesinloye junction when a truck lost control and rammed over a commercial Nissan Micra and motorcycles.
The unfortunate incident happened around nine in the morning when the truck fully loaded with ice cream which was approaching Alesinloye T-Junction lost control ,crushed A commercial Nissan Micra and two motorcycles.
The truck was said to have hit the vehicle and the motorcycles and there after plunged into a road side dictch trapping the victims and vehicles.
The incident attracted attention of hundreds of sympathisers who stormed the scene to take a glimpse of the scenario with total disregard to measures to prevent the spread of covid-19.
The situation was however responsible for traffic gridlock experienced in parts of Ibadan including dugbe ,Alesinloye and ring road axis.
It took rescue operators over one hour to evacuate the remains of victims trapped under the truck.
Some witnesses who narrated their experices described the situation as unfortunate.
Confirming the incident ,commander Oyo state road transport management Agency, Mr Bolaji Adelaku said it took a combined effort of security agencies to rescue victims and evacuate the bodies.
Mr Adelakun identified overloading and defiance to traffic rules as the cause of the accident.
Also confirming the number of casualties,police public relations officer in Oyo state,Mr olugbenga Fadeyi said the victims had been taken away by officials of FRSC.
Precisely February last year,A road accident involving a truck occured at the same spot leaving six people dead.
Adedayo Adelowo