No fewer than six people have lost their lives while eleven others sustained various degrees of injuries in multiple accidents in Osun State.
The Nation gathered that the accident which involved two trailers, occurred on the hilly road of the Imesi-Ile community in the Obokun local government area of the state.
It was learnt that one of the trailers had a brake failure which resulted in the driver losing control of the wheel.
Speaking with the spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Osun command, Agnes Ogungbemi confirmed that the accident which involved seventeen people was fatal.
She explained: “The accident occurred on Saturday and two trailers were involved around the hilly road at Imesi-Ile. The possible cause of the accident was break failure and loss of control.
“Five dead victims were taken to Osun State University Teaching Hospital Osogbo by the police before the arrival of the FRSC team. One dead male victim was trapped under the truck and our team employed the extricating machine in order to remove the trapped body from under the vehicle.”
