5th April, 2023
By Joshua Oladipo
Six travellers have been confirmed dead in an accident involving a Sienna bus and a car at Ipetu-Ijesa – Akure Highway of Osun State on Tuesday morning
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC Ipetu-Ijesa Unit Commander, Mr Bamidele Ayanwale, confirmed this on Tuesday in Osogbo.
He said that the accident occurred on Iwaraja junction area area at about 10.31 a.m on Tuesday leading to death of six people.
Ayanwale said that huge sum of money was recovered from the accident scene.
The unit commander said that a red Toyota Sienna marked Lagos KTU 896 HX had an head on collision with another vehicle, Opel Safari with number plate GBA 442 XA due to speeding and total disobedience to safety regulations.
“The accidents involves 11 males and three females. Six males lost their lives, while seven others sustained severe injuries and only one person was unhurt.
“We also recover some amount of money from the accident scene, which we have handed over to relatives of the victims,” Ayanwale said.
According to him, the bodies of the deceased have been deposited at the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Wesley Guild, Ilesa, while the injured passengers are also in the same hospital.
The commander advised motorists plying the Ipetu-Ijesa-Akure Highway to always be safety conscious in order to avoid lost of human lives and property.
Ayanwale said that the gridlock within the scene of accident had been cleared for easy vehicular movements. (NAN )(www.nannews.ng)
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