File photo of an accident scene.
Four people have been confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred Thursday evening along 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 statement made available to 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 mini-bus and a Toyota Bus heading towards Akure end of the road.
A trader near the scene, identified simply as Tobi, said the accident occurred when the bus carrying phone accessories and electronic appliances collided with an intra-city mini-bus operating within Ilesa metropolis around 9pm at Omi Asoro junction. Related News NAFDAC shuts 16 Rivers water factories Kano fire service rescues three people from wells NCoS dismisses claims officials robbed Abba Kyari, Tunde Ayeni in Kuje custodial centre
