The Federal Road Safety Corps ( FRSC ), Osun Command, said six persons lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Imesi- Ile highway.
The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamesia, said this in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, on Sunday in Osogbo.
Benamesia said two vehilces had head on collision on Saturday at about 9: 44 p.m. due to brake failure of one of them, resulting to the death of six persons .
He said that an articulated vehicle ( Red Daf ) without number plate, collided with another blue commercial truck on Imesi -Ile hill with casualties due to speeding .
”We have five dead victims taken to University Teaching Hospital in Osun (UNIOSUN) by the Nigeria Police before the arrival of FRSC team .
”The last dead victim was trapped under the truck and we were able to use extricate machine to remove the trapped body from one of the vehicles,” Benamesia said.
