A ghastly motor accident has claimed
the lives of 14 students of The
Polytechnic, Ibadan according to wide
reports from the students of the
school.
The accident occurred at about 6pm on
Monday, 8th of January along Oyo/
Ibadan Expressway. The accident
involved a Hummer Bus of the Quantity
Surveying Department of the institution
which was conveying some students
and staff of the department to Oyo
state on an academic trip.
It was gathered that the tyre of the 18-
seater bus burst in motion and the bus
somersaulted. A conflicting figure of
passengers reportedly died on the spot
while others gave up the ghost later at
the Adeoyo State hospital where they
were rushed to for urgent medical
attention.
Other victims were rushed to the Oyo
Town General Hospital for treatment.
New Telegraph however quoted the
Public Relations Officer, of the
insitution, Mr Soladoye Adewole, as
saying:
“I just got the news not quite long. We
have not been able to ascertain the
number of deaths, but we have actually
recorded some deaths. Our Director of
Medical Services and Registrar Mr
Ezekiel Fehintola have gone to the
scene. We have not been given full
details of the incident”
Every school activities has been
suspended till next week. One of the
Student Union leaders took to his
Facebook page to share this message
below
“It is with an heavy heart that we
disclose that students of the
Department of Quantity Survey, Poly
Ibadan are involved in a ghastly
accident yesterday on their way from
Oyo town. So far 14 out of 18
casualties have given up the ghost.
The other 4 are in a very delicate state
of health at University College Hospital
right now. These hope of the nation
need our prayers for them to win the
battle against death gallantly now.
Let’s pray for their survival”