Tragic! Early morning road accident claims lives of JAMB candidates on Oyo-Ogbomoso Road

Scene of the accident

An early morning accident has claimed the lives of yet to be specified number JAMB candidates on the Oyo-Ogbomoso road, Saturday.

They were said to be travelling to take their Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination when the accident occurred.

In a video clip trending online, the incident involved a commercial vehicle conveying the students to a JAMB centre in Ogbomoso.

Eyewitnesses at the scene said the crash happened when the vehicle had a brake failure.

“Fatal accident claimed the lives of the students that were going to write JAMB in Ogbomoso on Oyo road, Oyo State,” the video is captioned.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Oyo State Command, Adewale Osifeso has not responded to calls and messages confirming the report.