Dead Of The Polyibadan Students

A ghastly motor accident has claimed
the lives of six students of the
poltechnic Ibadan, amomg them,
students and staff.
The accident occurred on at about
6pm Monday 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.
It was gathered that the Tyre of the 18-
seater bus burst in motion and the
bus somersaulted. Four passengers
reportedly died on the spot while two
died later at the Adeoyo State hospital.
The injured persons were rushed to
the Oyo Town General Hospital for
treatment. Information was sketchy as
at the time of filing this report
whether the number of casualties had
increased.
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