Six die as two trucks collide in Osun

Six persons were crushed to death at Imesi-Ile in Obokun Local Government, Osun State, in an auto crash.

The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, Henry Benemaisia, in a statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Agnes Ogungbemi, yesterday, attributed the accident to brake failure and loss of control.

The command explained that two trailers, a DAF and a MACK had a head-on collision on the hill. The  FRSC explained that 17 people involved in the accident were all male.

Benemaisia, explained that the victims’ properties have been taken by the police division in Imesi-Ile.

“Five dead victims were taken to UniOsun Teaching Hospital, Osogbo by the Police at  Imesi-Ile, before the arrival of the FRSC team. One dead male victim was trapped under the truck, and the FRSC team employed the extricating machine to remove the trapped body from the vehicle,” he said.

The Sun