A Global Excellence journalist, Abayomi Akinlolu, on Saturday escaped death in an accident around Steel Rolling Mills area along Osogbo-Ikirun Road, Osun State while on election duty.
The accident was said to have been caused by a van belonging to the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) which swerved off its path.
According to PUNCH, the damaged car turned and face the direction from where it was coming from due to the impact of the accident.
Mr Akinlolu, who is based in Kwara but was in Osun to cover the governorship election, was said to be in a state of shock but was grateful for surviving the accident.
“I was on my way to Ikirun and I was behind a Hilux van belonging to the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency. Somebody who, they picked, I think a prison official, wanted to alight and the driver of the NDLEA suddenly swerved to my path. In an attempt to avoid colliding with the van, I swerved and the car climbed the median and came down twice.
“I hit my head against the windscreen, the shaft pulled out and the bumper and the vender were badly damaged. My escape was miraculous.
“Two persons that first came asked me where the driver was. I told them that I was the one but they couldn’t believe. I am just lucky to be alive,” he said.
Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officials were seen at the scene flagging down vehicles to prevent them from ramming into the car which was at the centre of the road.
Osun FRSC Sector Commander, Peter Oke, said: “It is a minor accident and our men were there and I believe the car has been removed from the scene.”
