VAM News Update

A driver and two final year students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology(LAUTECH) were on Wednesday evening burnt in a road accident that occurred around the Ojutu bridge in Irepdun Local Government Area of Osun State.

Five other students were said to have sustained degrees of injuries in the lone accident.

It was gathered that the students were returning from Erin Ijesa waterfall where they went for an excursion.

Confirming the incident, the Head of Operations, Osun Emergency Medical Services And Ambulance System (OSEMSAS), Mrs Elizabeth Arowosafe, said the injured victims were rushed to the Osun State University teaching hospital for treatment by men of the agency.

According to her, the driver of the white MAZDA bus was trying to dodge some persons around the accident area when he somersaulted due to overspeeding.

She said, “It was late in the evening yesterday that I was called by my paramedics and driver in Irepodun Local Government that a car somersaulted.

“I was told the driver was speeding and tried to dodge some people around Okinni area when the incident happened.

“The driver alongside a lady was burnt to ashes. We rushed the injured immediately to Uniosun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo.

“The hospital did well. In fact, there was not enough space to accommodate the injured people and we had to leave our stretcher for them to use.

“We could not recognise the dead victims. They were travelling inside a bus. I learnt that the occupants of the bus were final year students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, who came to Erin Ijesa waterfall for an excursion.

“One of the injured students confirmed to us that they were coming from an excursion. She gave us five of the victim’s names but she didn’t get the strength to name the others.”