Tragedy struck in Ogbomoso, Oyo State on Monday, October 27, as a bread distribution van reportedly knocked down and k!lled two middle-aged women along the Alao-Akala Memorial Highway, Randa area.
Eyewitnesses report that the van with registration number Oyo AME 92 XB, was allegedly speeding when the victims attempted to cross the road.
“The two of them d!ed instantly,” one of the witnesses recounted.
“The van was moving at a very high speed; they couldn’t have survived the impact.”
Another source identified one of the victims as a local food vendor who sold ekuru (bean pudding) at the Osupa area of the town.
Reports further indicated that the driver did not stop after the fatal collision.
However, commercial motorcyclists pursued and intercepted the vehicle before the driver was eventually apprehended.
Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) later arrived at the scene and evacuated the remains of the victims.
