Transportation

Death, Injuries as Truck Rams into Traders at Eleyele

By Abisola Oluremi

An accident has allegedly claimed the life of one person with five others seriously injured at Eleyele Roundabout, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.

An eyewitness, Mr Olatunde Aroyemu said the commercial DAF truck with registration number DTN328XC loaded with granite lost control and crashed into people selling wares at the entrance of a park.

He explained further that the truck also rammed into some waiting passengers in the park leaving many others injured.

Radio Nigeria gathered that the driver of the truck fled the scene of the accident to prevent being mobbed.

Confirming the accident, the Oyo State Public Relations Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mayowa Odewo said the accident occurred at 11. 35 am on Wednesday affected six persons.

He explained that five people were seriously injured while a female lost her life in the accident

Mr Odewo added that two other vehicles were involved in the accident.

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