Eight casualties recorded in Ibadan auto crash: FRSC
The Oyo command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Friday confirmed that eight persons were injured in a crash that occurred around the Mobil area of Ibadan late on Thursday.
The crash involved a truck and three other vehicles.
The FRSC sector commander, Uche Chukwurah, confirmed the development on Friday in Ibadan.
Ms Chukwurah, who described the accident as serious, said that four vehicles: a truck, two commercial cars and a Gulf car, were involved in the crash.
She added that 14 passengers, consisting of eight injured females and six unhurt males, were involved in the crash.
Ms Chukwurah, however, said that nobody lost his or her life in the accident and that the injured persons were taken to different hospitals for treatment by their respective families.
According to an eyewitness, the truck coming from Liberty Junction suddenly had a brake failure and rammed into two Micra cars and a Gulf Car, damaging them beyond repair.
(NAN)
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