Casualties as bridge collapses in Osun

A bridge caved in at Oke-osun in Iragbiji,  Boripe Local Government Area of Osun, during the week, and two people sustained injury.

According to eyewitnesses, a commercial motorcycle rider and a passenger were on the bridge when it came down.

Acting Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security And Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Kehinde Adeleke,  confirmed the incident.

“The said bridge collapsed at the time when a commercial motorcyclist and a female passenger were on the bridge, the people around rendered help and the woman was rescued along with the motorcyclist. None of them died but they were seriously injured. The bone of the woman’s leg got broken while the bike man was severely cut,” she said.

“Two of them were rushed to the hospital where they are presently receiving treatment. That particular area has been demarcated.”