The Federal Road Safety Corps said nine passengers sustained varying degrees of burns in an auto crash on the Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway.
The Sector Commander in the state, Joshua Adekanye, who confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, said the accident which occurred on Saturday involved a trailer and a truck in the Sekona area along Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway.
Adekanye said that nine out of the total 13 people involved in the accident got burnt while four others escaped unhurt.
“The accident happened around 3.30am on Saturday, and the truck vehicle caught fire while the trailer collided with it,” he said.
He, however, said the likely cause of the trailer colliding with the truck might be speeding and wrongful overtaking.
According to him, the burnt victims were referred to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital for treatment, adding that the RS11.31 Ogbomoso and RS11.312 Oolo commands conducted a rescue operation.
“Other agencies that carried out the rescue operation are the Fire Service and Odo-Oba Police Division,” he said.
Adekanye called on motorists to shun night travels, wrongful overtaking, and dangerous driving to ensure safety on the road.
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