Osun APC campaign train turns deadly as truck kills one, leaves seven injured

A thoroughfare run procession organised by the All Progressives Congress, APC, successful enactment of its governorship campaigner for the August 15 predetermination successful Osun State ended successful calamity connected Wednesday aft a motortruck rammed into participants successful Ede, leaving 1 idiosyncratic dormant and 7 others injured.

The deceased was identified arsenic AbdulRasaq Ahmed, portion the injured victims were taken to hospitals for aesculapian attraction pursuing the incident, which occurred adjacent the Oke Gada country of the town.

According to officials of the APC run organisation, the procession was portion of mobilisation activities for the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, erstwhile the mishap occurred.

Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji Campaign Committee, Remi Omowaiye, confirmed the casualty figures and said those injured were receiving treatment.

“One idiosyncratic was killed successful the accident. Seven others were injured, but 1 retired of the 7 was critically injured,” Omowaiye said.

An eyewitness, who requested anonymity, said postulation absorption measures had been enactment successful spot earlier the incidental and called for a afloat probe into what led to the crash.

The witnesser alleged that officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) had directed vehicles to usage 1 lane of the roadworthy portion run participants occupied the different lane.

“It was a sad...