Three people were on Sunday feared dead while 15 others were injured in a motor accident in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Two commuter buses were said to have collided at Awolowo Road junction, Bodija area of the city causing the tragedy.
A Lagos bound Volkswagen bus with registration number Lagos LSR 945 XH and a Toyota bus with the registration number AJ 91 MNY carrying passengers were involved in the collision.
The injured persons were taken to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan for treatment.
An eyewitness who preferred anonymity attributed the accident to overspeeding by the driver of Volkswagen bus. He added that the driver was drunk, pointing out that bottles of beer were found in the bus.
He disclosed that they stumbled on the bottles during rescue operation.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Oyo State Police Command, Mrs Olabisi Ilobanafo, confirmed the incident.
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