An articulated truck is said to have crashed into several cars in the Agodi Gardens neighborhood of Ibadan, Oyo State, killing a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and injuring several others.

According to eyewitnesses, the truck crushed a number of cars in the Sango area before moving on to Agodi Gardens, where it struck a motorcycle carrying a corps member, killing the rider or passenger who was identified as a serving corps member.

Before the fatal incident, the truck driver had been involved in several collisions around Sango, according to an eyewitness.

“The truck driver had reportedly hit several vehicles around Sango before proceeding towards Agodi,” the eyewitness said.

“The truck driver had reportedly hit several vehicles around Sango before proceeding towards Agodi,” the eyewitness said.

The witness further stated that when the truck arrived at the Agodi Gardens area and crashed into a motorcycle carrying the corps member, the incident took a deadly turn.

“The truck eventually hit the motorcycle, killing the corps member, while several other people sustained injuries,” the eyewitness said.

The driver was allegedly trying to flee after the previous collisions prior to the collision near Agodi Gardens, according to the account. At the time this report was filed, however, the circumstances surrounding the earlier incidents and the alleged attempt to flee had not yet been independently established.

When Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) personnel reportedly arrived on the scene, they verified that the injured victims had been transported to local hospitals for medical care.