Here are pictures from the scene of the accident which saw four traders killed on Monday along the Ibadan-Oyo Expressway. The accident occurred after a truck rammed a taxi conveying them at a failed portion of the road.
The accident made other motorists to shed tears upon seeing the victims lying lifeless on the road.
The accident, which occurred near the overhead bridge in Akinyele area of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, our correspondent gathered, happened when the truck rammed the taxi, which slowed down to navigate its way through the failed portion.
Eyewitnesses said the accident was caused by the failure of the truck’s brake, which made it impossible for the driver to avoid hitting the taxi.
The corpses of the deceased and two survivors, who sustained varying degrees of injury, were taken to the State Hospital, Adeoyo.
