The Federal Road Safety Corps in Osun says no fewer than 14 people lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Ipetu-Ijesa – Ilesa Highway
The Sector Commander, Mr Paul Okpe, made this known in a statement issued by Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, the command’s Spokesperson, which was made available to newsmen on Sunday morning in Osogbo.
Okpe explained that the accident occurred at 5:40 p.m. at the powerline area, killing four males, four females and six children. He said the children were two females and four males, adding that a total of 14 people died in the accident, involving 18 passengers. The sector commander explained that four males, who survived in the accident, were rushed to a nearby hospital.
“The 14 corpses have been deposited in a morgue, and the road cleared to avoid gridlock on the highway,” Okpe said.
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