News
12 Travellers Dead, 21 Injured In Osun Auto Crash
No fewer than 12 people have been confirmed dead while 21 others injured Friday night after two vehicles collided along Gbongan/Ibadan road in Osun State.
The accident, which occurred around 9.05pm took place opposite Ayedaade Local Government Secretariat, Gbongan.
The Public Relations Officer, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osun State chapter, Agnes Ogungbemi said the accident involved two commercial vehicles, a white Mazda E2000 bus and a black Toyota Hiace bus with registration numbers KJA392YA and GWL427YM respectively.
Ogungbemi revealed that the vehicles had a head-on collision probably caused by route and speed limit violation.
Crashed vehicles
She further said 16 of the injured victims were taken to Ariremako hospital in Gbongan while the remaining 6 were taken to Osogbo Central Hospital.
“10 corpses were deposited at the morgue of the Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife.
“The remaining corpse was taken by the insisting relatives who are from the Hausa community in Lagos,” she added.
-
News2 weeks agoChange of Nomenclature: ADTN Rejects “Dental Surgery Technology”, Says It lacks legal backing
-
News3 weeks agoJust in: Osun APC Suspends Aregbesola Over Alleged Anti-party Activities
-
Opinion1 week agoEquatorial Guinea: A World Sex Symbol By Olusola Ajiboye
-
Opinion1 week agoOsun: Dancing on the grave of Lagbaja and the unroyal gaffe By Ismail Omipidan
-
News2 weeks agoCommunique of the 36th Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Association of Dental Technologists of Nigeria
-
News2 weeks ago2024 Iragbiji Day: Planning Committee Rolls Out Chains of Activities, Says Preparations In Top Gear
-
News2 weeks agoAmotekun Arrests 27-Year-Old Hassan Olalekan for Armed Robbery, Looting in Osun
-
Business2 weeks agoOsun Lawmaker, Adewumi Empowers 600 Women, Gifts N8m