No fewer than six persons have lost their lives in a multiple motor accident that involved two vehicles on the Imesi-Ile highway in Osun State.
A statement made available to journalists in Osogbo yesterday by the spokesperson, Federal Road Safety Corps, Osun State Command, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, said the two trailer involved had head-on collision at about 9: 44 p.m. on Saturday due to brake failure of one of them, resulting in the death of the six persons.
She said that an articulated vehicle (Red DAF) without a number plate, collided with another blue commercial truck (Mack) on the hill with casualties due to speeding.
According to her, while five dead bodies have been taken to Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, the last dead victim was trapped under the truck and men of the FRSC were able to use an extricate machine to remove the trapped body from one of the vehicles.
She said, ‘’We have five dead victims taken to University Teaching Hospital in Osun by the Nigeria Police before the arrival of the FRSC team.”
She noted that the accident involved 17 persons with 11 of them escaping unhurt.
Federal Road Safety Corps, Osun State advised drivers to drive with caution and ensure their vehicles were in perfect condition before embarking on any journey.
