File photo: Osun State Map
Three lives were lost in a road accident that occurred on Saturday along the Ife-Ilesa Expressway in Osun State, while about 20 people were injured in the crash.
The Osun Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Sunday Adebayo, who confirmed the casualty figure during a telephone interview with The PUNCH, said the two vehicles involved had a head-on collision.
Adebayo, who said the FRSC team arrived at the scene of the crash about five minutes after it occurred in the Tonkere area, blamed speeding and dangerous driving for the accident.
The Osun FRSC boss further disclosed that the two vehicles involved in the accident had been taken to the nearest police division to the scene of the accident, adding that the remains of the deceased were deposited at the morgue of Wesley Guild Hospital in Ilesa.
