'Sleeping Driver' kills Two Passengers in Osun Lone Accident

Two persons have lost their lives in fatal along the Osogbo-Gbongan road in Osun State.

According to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), 15 other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries in the lone autocrash at Iwo road junction.

Osun Sector Command, in a statement by the Security Commander, Leye Adegboyega, said the victims died on the spot.

Adegboyega attributed the cause of the accident to mechanical deficiency violation on the truck the victims were traveling with.

The Sector Commander added that fifteen passengers; thirteen male adults and two female adults were injured as a result of the crash.

According to him, the preliminary preliminary Investigation revealed that the driver of the truck loaded with animals was dozing while driving.

“the crashed truck was loaded with approximately 70 animals including cows, goats, and sheep as well as human passengers seated atop the animals. The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Kebbi State en route to Ikire, Osun State.

“The driver had dozed off on at least two occasions after the truck passed Osogbo. Upon reaching the Surprise Hotel area in Gbongan, the driver allegedly fell asleep again. As a result, the truck veered off the road and plunged into a roadside ditch, overturning and violently ejecting both animals and passengers.

“Two fatalities were recorded at the scene, while the injured were promptly transported to a Adeoye Medical Centre, Gbongan for medical attention.”

Adegboyega, disclosed that the two injured victims and one dead body were taken to Adeoye medical centre Gbongan and 13 injured victims and one dead body were taken to Ariremako medical centre Gbongan.

The Sector Commander warned that “all vehicles that are not road worthy should be off the highway. I urge all motorists to drive carefully.”