One person was killed while 18 others sustained serious injuries in separate road accidents yesterday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The victim was identified as Mr. Nureni Makinde. Doctors were battling to save the injured.

Makinde, a father of three, died when the driver of a tanker lost control while negotiating a bend on the Oke–Sokori road. The trailer ran over Makinde, killing him on the spot.

The driver of the truck, who attempted to flee the scene, was apprehended by operatives of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) of the state.

The other accident occurred at Kobape area on the Abeokuta–Sagamu Highway.

It involved 18 students of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TSUED), Ijagun, who were travelling to the state capital in a bus.

The bus lost control following alleged excessive speed. A tyre got burst tyre and the bus sommersaulted.

The students were said to be going to Abeokuta to resume their protest on the state government’s decision to merge their institution with the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago–Iwoye.

The President of the Students’ Union Government (SUG), Oyekanmi Abdullahi, said they planned to meet with the governor, the Commissioner for Education and the Chief Judge with a view to persuading them to have a rethink on the proposed merger.

The injured students were rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi Aba, Abeokuta.

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