{"id":1414,"date":"2025-10-07T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2025-10-07T01:56:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T01:56:37","slug":"driver-killed-as-40ft-container-falls-on-car-in-oyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1414","title":{"rendered":"Driver killed as 40ft container falls on car in Oyo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A yet-to-be-identified driver was killed on Sunday afternoon after a 40-foot container-laden truck fell onto a commercial Nissan Micra car at the Soka area along the Lagos\u2013Ibadan Expressway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tragic incident, which occurred around 2 p.m., involved a trailer loaded with bales of clothing and a Micra taxi with registration number BDJ 981 ZY. The impact crushed the car, trapping the driver inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. Asake (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22PZkwJpu9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When our correspondent arrived at the scene around 4 p.m., officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, the Nigeria Police, and the Oyo State Traffic Management Authority were on the ground making efforts to remove the wreckage and retrieve the body of the deceased driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our correspondent, who monitored the incident, observed that the car was pinned under the tail section of the truck, with one of the rescuers using a machete to cut through parts of the vehicle to reach the victim\u2019s remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An eyewitness, identified as Yusuf, blamed the accident on concrete barricades left on the road by contractors after completing repairs in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said, \u201cThe accident happened around 2 p.m. when it was still raining. The trailer was coming from Lagos inward Ibadan. When it got to this point, the driver tried to dodge those big concrete barriers placed on the road during construction. In the process, he hit the Micra. I think he tried to regain balance, but that was when the truck fell, trapping the driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They finished this road a long time ago; those barriers shouldn\u2019t still be there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A FRSC officer at the scene, who spoke on condition of anonymity, corroborated the eyewitness account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is how we met the accident. From what we can see, the trailer swerved to avoid the barrier, hit the Micra, dragged it off the road, and eventually fell on it,\u201d the officer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking with PUNCH Metro on the incident, the General Manager of OYTMA, Adeoye Adekola, confirmed the driver\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just left the scene. We have removed the corpse and deposited it at the Adeoyo Hospital, Ring Road. The container, fully loaded with clothes, is still there, but we have detached the truck from the container and moved it to Sanyo Police Station,\u201d Adekola said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He identified impatience, speeding, and the lack of reflectors on the road barriers as major causes of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are two major factors, impatience and speeding by the drivers, and the construction barriers without reflectors. Before the truck driver noticed the barrier, it was already too late. He tried to swerve, but there was a Micra parked to pick up a passenger. In an attempt to avoid it, the truck overturned, crushing the Micra. The driver was the only occupant, and he died on the spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe traffic situation has now been cleared, and vehicles are moving smoothly,\u201d Adekola added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident caused heavy traffic congestion along the busy route for several hours before normalcy was restored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest crash has again raised concerns about the frequency of accidents at the Soka junction of the Ibadan Expressway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June, five people were killed and several others injured when seven vehicles, including two Nissan Micra taxis, two trucks, a tanker, and two Toyota Camry cars, were involved in a multiple collision at the same spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barely a week later, another accident occurred, claiming the life of a driver whose car rammed into a stationary trailer left behind from the earlier crash. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/driver-killed-as-40ft-container-falls-on-car-in-oyo\/#google_vignette\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A yet-to-be-identified driver was killed on Sunday afternoon after a 40-foot container-laden truck fell onto a commercial Nissan Micra car at the Soka area along the Lagos\u2013Ibadan Expressway. 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