A horrible auto crash has caused irreparably fatal damages to many people in Osun state, causing severe sorrow in the area. Four pupils of the Federal Government Girls College, Oyo, and a driver have been crushed to death by a truck a few kilometres to the school gate on Sunday.
According to Punch Metro, five other pupils were said to have been injured in the accident and had been admitted in some hospitals in the town.
The deceased pupils – John Olubukola, SS3; Giwa Taibat SS3; Ladipo Mojisola, SS1; and Ibirogba Mariam JSS 3 – and those injured were reportedly returning to the school after observing the mid-term break.
The college’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Akin Omitade, told a correspondent that the accident occurred near a market when an overloaded truck carrying bags of foodstuffs lost its balance while trying to negotiate a narrow bend in the busy market.
It was gathered that in the process, the truck fell on a mini-bus conveying the pupils to their school, killing four of them and the driver of the bus.
The school PRO also attributed the accident to the poor state of the road.
He said, “The students were returning to school from the mid-term break. They were already in Oyo town and boarded the mini-bus at the garage ahead of the 6pm resumption deadline.
“But the accident occurred when a truck carrying bags of garri lost its balance and fell sideways, spilling its content on the mini-bus conveying the pupils.
“The driver and four pupils died immediately, while five other pupils who managed to escape were seriously injured.
“Our appeal is for the government to quickly help us repair that narrow part of the road. We also want to call on the market and community leaders to ensure that traders are not allowed to display their wares by the roadside as that often compounds the traffic situation on the dilapidated road.”
When Punch Metro visited the school, it was noted that academic activities had been suspended because of the large number of parents, members of the community and other sympathisers who paid condolence visit to the school.
The market was also shut in “honour of the deceased.”
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