The Oyo State Fire Service has recovered the bodies of two passengers after a vehicle plunged into a river at Ariyo River, along the Amuloko axis of Ona Ara Local Government Area of the state.
The tragic incident occurred on Friday night and involved a Toyota Avensis with an unidentified registration number, which reportedly lost control and veered off the road before plunging into the river.
Confirming the development in a statement on Saturday, the Chairman of the Oyo State Fire Service, Maroof Akinwande, said emergency responders were alerted to the accident at about 9:40 p.m.
“A distress call was received at exactly 21:40hrs on Friday, May 29, 2026, regarding a road traffic accident involving a Toyota Avensis with an unknown registration number that lost control while in motion and plunged into a nearby river,” the statement read.
According to Akinwande, fire service personnel were immediately dispatched to the scene under the leadership of Assistant Chief Fire Superintendent Amoo.
“Immediately the information was received, fire officers led by ACFS Amoo promptly mobilized to the scene.
On arrival, it was confirmed that the vehicle had swerved off the road and submerged in the river,” he said.
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He explained that the rescue team commenced operations upon arrival and deployed standard emergency procedures to recover the occupants trapped inside the submerged vehicle.
“The rescue team immediately commenced the operations by applying all necessary rescue operational procedures and successfully recovered two casualties from the vehicle,” Akinwande stated.
The recovered bodies were subsequently handed over to officers of the Nigeria Police Force led by ASP Adesuwa Sesan of the Ogbere Target Police Station, Ibadan, for further investigation and other necessary procedures.
The fire service chairman noted that the agency responded promptly to the emergency and successfully concluded the recovery operation in accordance with established rescue protocols.
Authorities have yet to disclose the identities of the deceased, while investigations into the circumstances surrounding the accident are ongoing.