Two persons have been confirmed dead, while three others sustained injuries in a fatal road traffic accident that occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Beere area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
According to the Oyo state sector commandant of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Mrs Rosemary Alo, the accident involved a commercial DAF tanker belonging to BOVAS filling station and five tricycles.
Findings indicated that the tanker lost control and rammed into the tricycles, leading to a multiple crash.
Mrs Alo explained further that a total of eleven persons were involved in the accident, out of which three adult males sustained varying degrees of injuries, while one male and one female lost their lives.
The injured victims were taken away by their relatives for medical attention, while the corpses have been deposited at the morgue of Adeoyo Hospital.
Radio Nigeria observed that emergency responders also cleared the scene, with the damaged tricycles towed to the Mapo Police Station, while the tanker was evacuated by the officers of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority, Oyrtma.
The sector commandant attributed the crash to loss of control, likely caused by excessive speeding, and have advised drivers to desist from reckless driving to prevent further tragedies.
