By Justina Asishana, Minna, and Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan

Twenty-one persons died while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries on Tuesday in two crashes in Niger and Oyo states.

The Niger incident occurred on Bida-Mokwa Road, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said, while the Oyo crash took place on Ibadan-Ife Expressway.

Sector commander Joel Dagwa confirmed the figures in Minna, the state capital.

Dagwa said the incident occurred at Panti village as a heavy duty vehicle with registration number ZUR690XA and a bus with registration number TN421XA collided.

“Twenty-seven people were involved in the accident; 13 died, while 14 others who sustained injuries were taken to Federal Medical Centre, Bida and General hospital, Kutigi, for treatment,” he said.

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Spokesman of the corps Raji Egigogo said that the probable cause of the crash included fatigue, speeding and overloading.

The Oyo crash involved a trailer and commercial bus. The accident, according to sources, occurred as a result of brake failure on the part of the trailer carrying a container and heading towards the Ife Expressway but veered off the road and collided with the 16-seater bus said to be coming from Abuja.

Residents of Ibadan called on the state government to, as a matter of urgency, complete the ongoing dualisation of the road in the state, especially the Ibadan-Ife road.

Their appeal followed a ghastly accident that occurred in the early hours of Tuesday when a trailer said to be coming from Lagos lost control due to a brake failure and collided with a 16-seater bus said to be coming from Abuja.

The collision occurred around Celica bus stop where the section of a lane of the expressway is closed.

Eyewitnesses explained that they were incapacitated to rescue the victims of the accident which occurred as early as 6:30 am but that help eventually came about 10:00am.