A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has reportedly been killed in a road accident in Ibadan, Oyo State, after an articulated truck collided with several vehicles around the Agodi Gardens area.
Several other people were also reportedly injured in the incident.
Eyewitness accounts cited by Vanguard indicated that the truck had allegedly hit multiple vehicles around the Sango area before proceeding towards Agodi Gardens, where it reportedly struck a motorcycle carrying the corps member.
One eyewitness said the driver had been involved in several collisions around Sango before the fatal crash occurred.
According to the witness, the truck later rammed into the motorcycle near Agodi Gardens, killing the corps member and leaving other people injured.
The eyewitness further alleged that the driver was attempting to escape after the earlier collisions. However, the circumstances surrounding the initial crashes and the reported attempt to flee had not been independently confirmed at the time of the report.
The accident reportedly caused significant traffic congestion around the affected areas, prompting the diversion of motorists as emergency responders attended to the victims.
Personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, were said to have arrived at the scene, with injured victims reportedly taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
As of the time of filing the report, the identity of the deceased corps member and the exact number of injured people had not been officially disclosed.
It was also unclear whether the truck driver had been arrested or what caused the earlier collisions.
Further details were awaited as authorities worked to establish the circumstances surrounding the fatal accident.
Source: Vanguard
