The Federal Road Safety Corps, Osun Sector Command, has confirmed the death of five persons in an accident that occurred on Ife-Ilesa highway on Saturday.
This is contained in a statement by the FRSC spokesperson in the state, Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo.
Ogungbemi said that the accident was as a result of reckless driving.
She explained that the accident occurred when a private Toyota Hilux with number plate FKJ 691 HZ had a head-on collision with an articulated vehicle.
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Ogungbemi disclosed that the accident involved nine passengers; six male adults, two female adults and a child.
She said five of the passengers died in the accident, one injured and three rescued unhurt.
“The only injured passenger has been taken to an undisclosed hospital, while the bodies of the deceased deposited at a morgue.
“The accident occurred due to road traffic violation and disobedient to road traffic regulations,” she said.
Ogungbemi said that items recovered at the scene of the accident were handed over to the family members of the victims in the presence of police officers.
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