Owing to the unfortunate fatal crash that claimed 19 lives yesterday 14 along Oyo – Ogbomoso road due to route violation referred to in local parlance as ‘one way’, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu, has directed sector commanders to step up patrol operations to tackle the menace.
Crash investigation report submitted to the Corps Marshal regarding the crash indicates that it involved a total of two vehicles, a Toyota Hiace Bus registered as NTT52ZY loaded from Ibadan en route Sokoto, and a Toyota Corolla saloon car.
The report also revealed that the crash which was caused by route violation involved 20 people all male adults. Of this number, 19 persons got killed while the only surviving victim got rescued by FRSC operatives with injuries.
According to a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Jonas Agwu, the FRSC rescue team that conducted the rescue operations took the injured victim to Opabode hospital for emergency medical attention, while the dead bodies were deposited at Oyo General Hospital Morgue.
The Corps Marshal has, however, called on the motoring public to avoid all incidences that could lead to road traffic crashes on our roads.
He also directed Oyo State Sector Commander to deepen investigation into the crash.
