Four die, 10 injured in Osun road crash

A tragic road accident on the Ilesa/Akure expressway in Osun State, Nigeria, has claimed the lives of four people and left 10 others injured. The crash occurred Thursday evening at Omi Asoro Junction in Ilesa.

According to Agnes Ogungbemi, the Osun Sector Public Education Officer for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), three passengers died at the scene. A fourth victim was confirmed dead on Friday. The injured, comprising seven adults and three children, were taken for treatment. The deceased's remains were transported to Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa.

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Four people died while 10 others sustained injuries. Three of the victims, two male adults and a female child, died instantly. Another passenger died this morning.

The accident involved a Toyota Hiace commercial vehicle traveling towards Akure and an intra-city mini-bus operating within Ilesa. Sources near the scene indicated that the collision happened around 9 p.m. when the Toyota bus, reportedly carrying phone accessories and electronic appliances, collided with the mini-bus. Ogungbemi confirmed that the driver of the mini-bus did not possess a driver's license.

This incident follows another fatal crash on Thursday along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in Ogun State, where five people were killed and 10 others injured in a separate accident.

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The accident involved a Toyota Hiace commercial vehicle and a Suzuki commercial mini-bus. The driver of the mini-bus had no driver’s licence.