Wednesday, January 22, 2025

10 people burnt to death on Oyo-Ogbomoso Road accident

No fewer than 10 passengers were burnt to death on Oyo-Ogbomoso road on Thursday.

The passengers, involved in a head-on collision involving a Mazda and a Toyota Hiace passenger buses, were burnt beyond recognition.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday, in Ibadan.

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The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Joshua Adekanye, said the incident happened at about 05:30 at around Kilometer 12 in Ijawaya on the Oyo-Ogbomoso road.

He said the vehicles registered LEM 963 XA and NSR 222 ZS came from Lagos and Nasarawa state respectively.

Adekanye said the vehicles immediately caught fire and burnt the occupants.

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