Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
What should have been a happy excursion for the students of Ladoke Akintola University Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, has ended up in a tragic note, leaving three of its students dead while five others sustaining a vary degree of injuries.
It was said that the commercial bus that conveyed the students was said to have had a lone accident due to loss of control occasioned by over speeding.
It was also learnt that the accident occurred on Wednesday evening at Okinni, Egbedore Local Government Area of Osun state.
The Head of Operation, Osun Ambulance, Mrs Elizabeth Arowosafe, said the driver alongside a lady was burnt to ashes and six people were rescued in the accident, saying that the bus somersaulted while trying to manoeuvre a porthole.
“I learned that the occupants of the bus were final year students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, who came to Erin-Ijesa waterfall for an excursion,” Arowosafe said.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Commander Henry Benamaisia, also confirmed the accident.
In a press release by the route commander, Agnes Ogungbemi, on Thursday, the FRSC disclosed that three persons – two males and one female – died in the accident.
The FRSC stated that five people who are four male and one female, were injured in the accident and they were taken to 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 can lead to loss of lives and property.
“The three mobile phones recovered have been handed over to state traffic,” Benamaisia.