A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has died after a trailer rammed into several vehicles around Agodi Gardens in Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State.
Several other people also sustained varying degrees of injuries in the incident which occurred on Monday, October 12, 2026.
It was gathered that the truck driver had allegedly hit several vehicles around the Sango area of the same local government before proceeding towards Agodi Gardens, where the trailer reportedly rammed into a motorcycle carrying the corps member, killing the victim on the spot.
The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Oyo, Kehinde Dahunsi, confirmed the incident in an interview with newsmen, stating that the crash also left motorcycle rider with fractured leg.
Dahunsi said the deceased corps member’s body had been taken to the State Hospital morgue, while the injured motorcyclist was transported to the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan, for treatment.
He added that the identity and other details of the deceased could not be established during the rescue operation.
“We recorded a traffic crash today around Agodi Gardens within the Ibadan metropolis. It involved a truck and a motorcycle carrying a corps member.
“Unfortunately, we lost the corps member, and the rider also sustained a fracture in his leg. We carried out emergency rescue operation, we conveyed the body of the late corps member to the State Hospital morgue, while the injured rider was rushed to the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan,” he said.
Meanwhile, the NYSC Public Relations Officer in Oyo State, Mrs Abimbola Faniyi, said efforts were ongoing to establish the deceased’s identity and obtain other relevant information, including her Place of Primary Assignment, PPA.
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