It was gathered that the 18-seater bus marked XA 380 LUY, plying Amuloko to Akanran Road, bumped into a pothole on the bad section of the road at Eleshin area, lost it brake and rammed into a police patrol Gulf car marked PF 5841 OY, and subsequently hit an on-coming Lancer car with registration number JB 346 EKY.
The vehicles were badly damaged, while many of the occupants were injured.
The victims were rushed to different hospitals for treatment.
But many of the survivors and passers-by blamed the accident on the bad road, which has for long been begging for government attention.
During a visit to the scene of the accident, traces of blood were on the ground with relics of the belongings of some of the passengers littering the area.
The bus and the police vehicle were later removed and taken to the Akanran police station for investigation.
It was learnt that a series of accidents had occurred on the road.
One of the residents of Amuloko who simply identified himself as Lasisi said: “Many accidents have occurred on this road and particularly this Oke Elesin section, which has gone bad. Many people do fall down on Okada here because the sloppy road is slippery and full of potholes. Unfortunately, workers of the Ona Ara Local Government and the caretaker chairman pass through this road on a daily basis.
“A few minutes after the accident, a convoy of local government vehicles with the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and Accord Party members passed through here, going to celebrate the incoming of another caretaker chairman. They are rejoicing while many people are being carried to the hospital. That is the kind of irresponsible government we are witnessing in this country.”
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