TRAILER rams into vehicles, claims at least three lives at Beere, Ibadan
A trailer descending from Beere Roundabout in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has reportedly killed at least three people and left many others injured following a brake failure.The truck, which lost its brakes after navigating through Oja’Oba, went out of control upon reaching Beere Junction.In the process, it rammed into vehicles, motorcycles, and pedestrians along […]
FIVE OYRTMA officials injured, several vehicles damaged in Soka Junction clash
Five officials of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) were injured, while several operational vehicles were damaged, following a violent clash that erupted at Soka Junction in Ibadan during the enforcement of the state’s QR-coded jacket policy on commercial motorcyclists.The confrontation, which reportedly involved aggrieved riders, disrupted traffic flow in the area and […]
MULTIPLE casualties as bus plunges into river in Oyo
No fewer than five persons were rescued alive, while three bodies were recovered by the Oyo State Fire Services Agency after a passenger bus plunged into the Ariyo River along Amuloko Road in Ibadan. The Chairman of the agency, Mr Maroof Akinwande, confirmed the incident in a statement made available to journalists on Thursday in […]
TWO bandits killed as police foil attack in Oyo
The Oyo State Police command on Monday foiled a deadly bandit attack at Elebe Village, Aleniboro, via Irawo Mine in Atisbo Local Government Area of the state and neutralised two members of the group. A statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, in Ibadan, the state capital, said the breakthrough followed […]