By Ambrose Amos
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin, has expressed sorrow over the death of serving National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Oluwatosin Abidakun, who was killed in a road crash involving an articulated truck in Ibadan on Monday.
According to reports , Abidakun had recently resumed her primary assignment at the Assembly and was returning home on a motorcycle with another corps member when the truck rammed into them around Agodi Gardens, in Ibadan North Local Government Area.
While Abidakun died on the spot, the other corps member sustained injuries and is receiving treatment at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
In a statement on Tuesday, Ogundoyin described the incident as “a painful and devastating loss,” saying the young corps member’s death was heartbreaking because she had only just begun her national service with hopes and aspirations for the future.
He extended his condolences to her family, friends and colleagues, while praying for the surviving corps member’s speedy recovery.
Meanwhile, eyewitnesses revealed that the truck driver had allegedly hit several vehicles around Sango before proceeding towards Agodi Gardens, where the fatal crash occurred.
One eyewitness alleged that the driver was attempting to escape after the earlier collisions, prompting drivers whose vehicles were hit to pursue him.
The Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Kehinde Dahunsi, confirmed the incident, saying the female corps member died while the injured motorcycle rider was evacuated to the University College Hospital for treatment.
This brings another sad story hovering on NYSC after after a former SUG President of University of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State who died in NYSC camp in Enugu State as a result of Alleged fake drugs administered on him when he complained of head ache.
It could also be recalled that 20 prospective NYSC members were kidnapped in Imo State and were released after spending one week in kidnappers captivity.
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