An unidentified young male apprentice alongside a trailer driver has been hospitalised after involving in an accident in Ogbomoso in Oyo State.
The apprentice was hospitalised as a result of injuries he sustained on his leg during the accident on Saturday.
Ekweanaedo understand that a petroleum-laden tanker, on Saturday afternoon lost track and fell as it made to navigate the Takie roundabout in Ogbomoso and left an apprentice boy severely wounded in the leg.
Sources disclosed that the tanker was coming from the direction of Caretaker but fell as it made to wheel towards Federal Government College road to link the new Ilorin highway.
The apprentice has been taken to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, LAUTECH, Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso.
The incident triggered a traffic snarl in the metropolis with a long line of vehicles, particularly articulated vehicles on the major trunk A road.
An operative of Oyo State Road Transport Management Agency, ORTMA, speak on anonymous, confirmed the development.
He said;
“One of the motor boys had one of his legs crushed in the accident but had been taken to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital.
“Our men upon seeing the accident quickly mobilized to nearby road junctions to stop traffic and control movement of people at the scene to prevent any untoward incident like a fire outbreak or more accidents”.
According to reports, many road accidents have been recorded in the area.
Eighteen lives were lost in multiple accidents in the same area December 2023.
Five people were injured as a result of an incident which occurred in the area in July 2023.
Residents of Ogbomoso have continually called on the government to construct a flyover at the roundabout.
Motor Boy Loses Leg In An Accident In Ogbomoso
