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18 passengers have died in a ghastly accident at the Iseyin end of the Moniya-Iseyin, of which 9 were members of Baptist Church, Ibadan.
It was learnt that a reverend father and eight of the church members were in the bus that was coming from Saki which collided with the one coming from Ibadan.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelThe bodies of the nine were deposited at Our Lady Hospital in Iseyin, apart from those deposited at FADOK hospital, also in Iseyin.
The wife of the Reverend Father of the yet to be identified church, who was still in comma as at the time of publishing this report suffered broken legs and arms, yet to know the status of her husband and other members involved in the accident.
Oyo State Government has been enjoined to urgently put in place, speed breakers at locations like ‘Serafu’, kilometer 2 Cattle market and the Iseyin Muslim Burial ground junction along Iseyin-Moniya road to dissuade motorists from over-speeding.
The Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Abdganiyu Salawudeen Adekunle Oloogunebi Ajinese 1, called on motorists to value human lives and exercise patience during the months that end the year.
Representing Oyo state House of Assembly Iseyin/Itesiwaju constituency, Honorable Dele Adeola, also called for immediate erection of necessary road signals and speed breakers to guide users of the newly reconstructed road and prevent unnecessary accidents.
In a statement signed by the National President, Iseyin Development Union (I.D.U), Alhaji Bayo Raji, the call said to be imperative as many lives and properties have been lost to road carnage along the newly reconstructed 76kilometer road.
Raji said the areas mentioned have villages or markets where human and vehicular movements are always high as well as sharp bends need speed breakers to force motorists into reducing their speed.
