Eight die in Oyo road crash

Eight people have been confirmed dead, while four others are receiving treatment at Oyo State General Hospital following a crash on Tuesday at the front of Emmanuel Alayande University of Education on Oyo-Ogbomosho Expressway, Oyo State.

Confirming the accident to our correspondent on Wednesday, the state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mary Alo, revealed the number of casualties.

The accident scene. Photo credit: Ademola Adegbite

“The accident occurred on Tuesday. Nineteen people were involved. Eight people died while four people are receiving treatment at the state hospital in Oyo town.

“The corpses of the victims are also at the morgue of the hospital,” she said.

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