File photo: Scene of the crash.

Four people have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred on Thursday evening along the Ilesa/Akure expressway at Omi Asoro Junction Ilesa, Osun State.

The Osun Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Agnes Ogungbemi, who confirmed the crash in a chat with journalists on Friday, also said 10 other passengers were injured in the accident.

Details of how the crash occurred were not immediately available, but sources close to the scene said it involved a Toyota Bus heading towards the Akure end of the road and a mini-bus.

A trader near the scene, identified simply as Tobi, said the bus involved was heading towards the Akure end of the road.