At least 16 people have been confirmed dead, and others injured as a passenger bus collided with a stationary truck along the Oyo/Ogbomosho Expressway in Oyo town, Oyo State.
The accident occurred on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, in front of Emmanuel Alayande University of Education in Oyo.Confirming the incident on Wednesday, the Special Adviser on Fire Reform and Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service Agency, Adebayo Akinwande, said the passenger bus swerved and collided with the stationary Howo truck from behind.
He explained that the collision triggered a fire that engulfed both the trailer and the bus, trapping passengers inside.“Upon arrival at the scene, we observed that an 18-passenger Mazda bus, registration number GWL 687 XB (Kano), had swerved and crashed into a stationary Howo trailer, registration number LSR 340 XW (Lagos), from the rear.
“The trailer caught fire, and our fire crew quickly initiated rescue operations and extinguished the blaze,” Akinwande said.The fire service recovered 16 bodies at the scene, while three survivors were immediately transported to a nearby hospital by officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, for medical treatment.
The special adviser attributed the accident to overspeeding and the careless parking of heavy trucks along the expressway, warning that such practices continue to pose serious risks to motorists and passengers alike.Recent road crashes across the country continue to raise concern. Earlier in November, a bus collided with a stationary truck near the OPIC area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing both vehicles to burst into flames. A motorist, Wasiu, said the bus driver was trapped and burnt to death, and the incident left motorists stuck in hours-long traffic.
In October, another crash involving multiple vehicles and a truck caused major gridlock on the Otedola Bridge, happening only hours after a deadly accident on Kara Bridge along the same expressway.
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in January 2025 said at least 5,421 people died in auto accidents in the country last year.The corps said, the 2024 figure was a 7 percent increase over the 5,081 fatalities recorded in 2023.
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