By Abisola Oluremi
Following the road crash that occurred at Bere area of Ibadan on Tuesday, 24th of March, 2026, four persons have been confirmed dead.
According to an update from the Oyo State Sector Commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Mrs Rosemary Alo, two of the victims who were earlier hospitalised died while receiving treatment, raising the total number of casualties to four.
In a statement made available to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, the deceased included three male and one female adults.
Mrs Alo followed a post-accident assessment, which was carried out in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force, Mapo Division, where the Divisional Police Officer also confirmed the additional deaths.
She said investigations into the cause of the accident continue.
Recalled, two persons were confirmed dead, while three others sustained injuries in a fatal road accident that occurred on Tuesday, at the Beere area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
The sector commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mrs Rosemary Alo, said the crash involved a commercial DAF tanker with number plate FMT 662 XA belonging to BOVAS and five yellow tricycles.
Findings indicate that the tanker lost control and rammed into the tricycles, leading to a multiple-crash.
Mrs Alo explained further that a total number of eleven persons were involved in the accident, out of which three male adults sustained different degrees of injuries, while a male and a female lost their lives.
The victims were taken away by their relatives for medical attention, while the corpses were deposited at the morgue of Adeoyo Hospital.
Radio Nigeria observed that emergency responders also cleared the scene, with the damaged tricycles towed to the Mapo Police Station, while the tanker was evacuated by the officers of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, Oyrtma.
The sector commandant attributed the crash to loss of control, likely caused by excessive speeding, and advised drivers to desist from reckless driving to prevent further tragic occurrences.
Edited by Adetutu Adetule
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