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Auto crash claims 9 lives in Oyo

Nine persons lost their lives to an auto crash that occurred between Saturday and yesterday, at the Kara Market area of the Ibadan-Iseyin Highway.

Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State, Mr. Paul Okoduwa, confirmed the figure yesterday.

He said that 25 persons were involved in the crash which resulted from overspeeding by two commercial vehicles.

Okoduwa six males and three females died, while nine males and six females sustained varying degrees of injuries. He said only one occupant did not sustain injuries.

He said the buses involved in the accident were a Mazda with registration number YRE 124 XA and a Toyota Hiace with registration number BDJ 400 YK. He disclosed that the dead had been deposited in a mortuary at a private hospital, while those who sustained injuries were being treated at Our Lady Hospital, Iseyin.

Okoduwa warned motorists to obey all traffic rules and drive within approved speed limits.

Meanwhile, Oba Abdulganiyu Adekunle, the Aseyin of Iseyin, has called on motorists to value human lives and exercise patience while driving. He made the call while mourning the victims of the auto crash.

Also, the Iseyin Development Union called on the Oyo State government to erect speed breakers and necessary road signs at the Iseyin end of the Iseyin-Ibadan Expressway, to forestall further loss of lives.

Its president, Mr. Bayo Raji, who made the call in a statement, urged the leadership of the park management system in the state to caution commercial drivers, especially as the year runs to an end.

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