At least six persons were confirmed dead on Thursday in an auto crash on Igbodi Road, off the Ilesa-Ibadan Expressway.
Igbodi is close to Ilesa.
The accident involved two fully loaded lorries.
The lorries collided, catching fire.
The bodies of the dead were littered on the road when our correspondent arrived at the scene on Thursday.
A senior officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission, who chanced on the accident scene, made desperate calls to seek assistance for the injured.