One killed, three injured in lone auto crash on Osun highway
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –
One person has been killed while three others sustained injuries in a lone road crash along the Ilesa–Ipetu route in Osun State.
The crash reportedly occurred at about 2:05 p.m. on Thursday, approximately five kilometres from the Ilesa Unit Base of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), after Iwaraja Junction near Cele Church.
In a statement made available to journalists in Osogbo, the sector’s Public Education Officer, SRC Agnes Ogungbemi, said the incident involved a black Nissan Murano jeep with registration number AAA413KJ.
According to her, a first information report from the Ilesa Unit Command stated that four male occupants were involved in the crash, with three sustaining injuries while one lost his life.
Ogungbemi said the possible causes of the accident were listed as speed violation, loss of control and tyre burst.
Eyewitnesses confirmed that a good Samaritan had conveyed the injured victims to a hospital in Ilesa town before the arrival of FRSC officials.
The deceased was deposited at the University of Ilesa Teaching Hospital mortuary, while the crashed vehicle was towed by the Nigeria Police Force, Ijebu-Jesa Division.
The Nigeria Police Force, Ijebu-Jesa Division, also participated in managing the incident, and no items were recovered from the scene.
