Tragic Death: Staff Of The Nation And ThisDay Involved In Auto Crash (DISTURBING IMAGE)

Representatives of The

Nation and ThisDay newspapers were involved in a

fatal auto crash in Ibadan, Oyo State, on January

1st 2014.

The sales representatives of The Nation, Timothy

Adeosun, and ThisDay, Juwon Babalola, had the

accident after attending the New Year eve vigil in

Ibadan, according to reports by Punch .

The vehicle and motor cycle involved in

the accident. Photo credit: Olufemi

Atoyebi

23-year-old Adeosun lost his life as a result of

injuries sustained, his corpse has been deposited at

the University College Hospital’s mortuary.

Babalola escaped death but sustained serious

injuries, he is currently receiving treatment at the

emergency ward of the same teaching hospital.

Punch reports:

Eyewitnesses said the accident occurred

around 1.25am when a brown Acura 3.2TL

saloon car, with Lagos number plate, FKJ 894

DC, driven by a young man, left its lane on Oke

Padre/Mokola Road, and hit the victims who

were on a dispatch motorcycle belonging

to ThisDay newspaper.

The impact was said to have killed Adeosun

immediately, while Babalola sustained multiple

fracture.

It was said the victims had just left Salvation

Army Church and were returning to their

Mokola home.

One of the witnesses, who gave his name

simply as Adeyara, said, “The driver was

overtaking another vehicle on the road before

hitting the motorcycle.”

The Divisional Transport Officer at Mokola

Police Station, Oyelowo Asimiyu, told our

correspondent that the driver of the car was

arrested at the scene.

Chairman of the Newspapers Distributors

Association of Nigeria, Mr. Babatunde

Abimbola, said he received a call five minutes

after the accident, describing the death of

Adeosun as shocking.

He said, “Sympathisers at the scene offered

assistance to take the two victims to a nearby

hospital but they were referred to UCH after

they were rejected by about five hospitals.

They were eventually admitted at UCH after

much pleas.”

Abimbola added that the incident affected

distribution of newspapers for the day as

vendors grieved over the death of Adeosun.

Chief Correspondent of the Nation in Ibadan,

Bisi Oladele, expressed sadness on the incident,

praying that God would grant the victim’s

family the fortitude to bear the loss.

He also prayed for quick recovery of the injured

salesman.

“Our thoughts are with the Adeosun family at

this critical time. Clearly, they raised a

responsible, reliable, meek and a promising

man. His contributions to the company would

be remembered always.” Oladele said.