By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Nine persons on Monday, Christmas day, lost their lives in an auto crash along the Ikirun/Offa Expressway in Inisa Osun State.
New Nigerian gathered that the driver of the truck said to be traveling from Niger State to Edo State with bags of beans and a few passengers lost control and veered into the bush.
It was learnt that the persons died on the spot of the accident, while three others sustained serious injuries
Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,(NSCDC) Public Relations Officer, Kehinde Adeleke said the crash occurred in the early hours of Monday at Yidi Junction, Inisa.
“Today, Monday 25th of December 2023, one Mitsubishi Canter with plate number MNA606SB NIGER carrying bags of beans from Niger state to Benin Edo State was involved in an accident in the early hours, which resulted in the death of nine people out of 12″, she said.
Adeleke added, “FRSC officers evacuated and moved the three injured passengers to Orotunde Hospital Ikirun, while the remains of the deceased were deposited at the hospital’s morgue.
“Bags of beans and the vehicle involved have been evacuated to Inisa Police Divisional Headquarters.”
