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From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
Three students of Ladoke Akintola University Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Osun State have been confirmed dead in an accident while returning from an excursion.
The commercial bus that conveyed the students was said to have been involved in an accident due to loss of control occasioned by overspeed. It was gathered that the accident occurred on Wednesday evening at Okinni, Egbedore Local Government Area, Osun State.
Head, Operations, Osun Ambulance, Mrs. Elizabeth Arowosafe, said the driver, alongside a lady, were burnt to ashes while six people were rescued in the accident,adding that the bus somersaulted while trying to maneuver a porthole.
She said: “I learned that the occupants of the bus were final year students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, who came to Erin-Ijesha Waterfall for an excursion,” Arowosafe said.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Commander Henry Benamaisia, also confirmed the accident.
In a press release by the Route Commander, Agnes Ogungbemi, yesterday, the FRSC disclosed that three people- two males and one female- died in the accident. The FRSC stated that five people (four male and one female) were injured in the accident and were taken to the Osun State Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, and Onward Hospital, Okinni.
Benamaisia also attributed the accident to violation of the speed limit and loss of control, warning the motoring public to drive within the stipulated speed limit, to avoid loss of control that could lead to loss of lives and property.
“The three mobile phones recovered have been handed over to state traffic,” FRSC said.
