Numerous commuters were feared to be trapped following a collision between a truck and an intercity bus in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on the Ife/Ibadan Expressway.
Kehinde Adeleke, the spokesperson for the Osun Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, noted that her agency was among the first responders. She indicated that around 17 individuals were on the bus at the time of the crash.
Adeleke mentioned that security personnel at the scene were working to rescue those trapped. She added that some of the evacuees had suffered serious injuries and were being transported to Ife hospitals for medical care.
She also stated that the wreckage of the vehicles would be removed from the site for further investigation.
“A gas-laden truck rammed into an intra-city bus popularly called Sabo-Lagere today Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the Old Toll Gate Area, along Ife-Ibadan Expressway very close to Ife Grand Resorts and Industrial Hub around 12:45hours.
“According to eyewitness accounts of the fatal accident, the gas-laden truck lost control and rammed into the bus conveying about 17 commuters.
“First responders such as operatives of Federal Road Safety Corps, the police and NSCDC are making frantic efforts to evacuate those trapped. Others who were seriously injured were being conveyed to hospital.
“Efforts are being made as well to tow the wreckage of the vehicle from the scene of the accident,” Adeleke said in a statement sent to our correspondent.
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