Oyo-Ogbomoso Highway Crash: FRSC Corps Marshal Orders Enforcement Against Route Violation

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC Dauda Ali Biu has directed Sector Commanders to step up patrol operations to tackle the menace of route violation on the nation’s highways.

A statement issued by Jonas Agwu, Assistant Corps Marshal, Corps Public Education said that the development arose after the unfortunate fatal crash that claimed 19 lives on Sunday 14 April, 2024 along Oyo – Ogbomoso route at 0745HRS due to route violation refered to in local parlance as ‘One Way’, a dastardly traffic violation that resulted in a head-on collision and fire outbreak.

GWG.ng reports that the crash investigation report submitted to the Corps Marshal regarding the crash indicates that it involved a total of 2 vehicles, a Toyota Hiace Bus registered as NTT52ZY loaded from Ibadan en route Sokoto, and a Toyota Corolla saloon car.

The report also revealed that the crash which was caused by route violation involved 20 people all male adults. Of this number, 19 persons got killed while the only surviving victim got rescued by FRSC operatives with injuries.

FRSC rescue team that conducted the rescue operations have taken the injured victim to Opabode hospital for emergency medical attention, while the dead bodies have been deposited at Oyo General Hospital Morgue.

The FRSC Corps Marshal has however called on the motoring public to avoid all incidences that could lead to road traffic crashes on our roads. As he directs Oyo State Sector Commander to deepen investigation into the crash.

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