A lady identified to be the student of Faculty of Science of the University of Ibadan (UI) has died in an auto crash which involved a tricycle and a waste disposal truck at leventies, along Sango UI road, Ibadan.
The accident happened at about 9:30 am on Friday when the tricycle, number plate RU 152 UP, ran into the waste bin disposal truck with the description MARC LAMMERTYN, leaving one person death and two other critically injured.
According to an eye witness, Bamgbose Omobola said that over speeding of the tricycle driver was what led to the accident, adding that the lady died immediately the accident happened.
“The lady was coming from GTB bank at Ajibade where she went to paid her school fees, phone her bag was recovered and this was what make it easy for us to get in touch with her parents, the two other victims who had fractures in their head and leg had been taking to the hospital for treatment”.
Another eyewitness, Adelowotan Adelani said that the owner of the tricycle is doing his naming ceremony today, and that was why he gave the tricycle to Baba Mercy who was the driver of the tricycle that was involved in the accident.
“The tricycle route was from Orita Merin to Sango, this accident would have not occurred if the waste disposal truck was not packed beside the road side, we are appealing to the present and the incoming government in Oyo State to stop these truck from evacuating refuse and packing on the road side, the government should bring back the waste bin we are using before, whereby waste basket has been put beside the road for the people to dump their refuse there”.
“Oyo State government should look for another way of evacuate refuse instead of using these truck and people should also stop dumping reduce on the road side again”.
When contacted, the Police Public Relation Officer of the Oyo State Police Command, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi said that one Adeniyi Balikis Olajumoke working with Interest Day Cooperative and Investment Limited, Polytechnic, Ibadan was involved in an accident together with other two other victims at Lenventies, along Sango UI road, Ibadan.
He noted that the corps of the deceased has been deposited to Adeoyo Hospital, ring road, and the other two injured victims who identity is yet unknown has been taken to hospital for treatment.
