AMILOADED MEDIA HUB NEWS UPDATE

No fewer than nine passengers lost their lives following a road accident that occurred while travelling along the Ikirun/Offa Expressway, Inisa on Monday, after the truck they were traveling in ran into the bush.

The truck involved carrying bags of beans and some passengers, said to be coming from Niger State and reportedly heading to Edo State. It was learnt the truck lost control leading to the crash.

According to Punch, all the victims were said to have died on the spot shortly after the accident happened.

Speaking on the accident, the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun Command, Kehinde Adeleke, said the crash occured in the early hour of Monday at the Yidi Junction, Inisa.

She said, “Today, Monday, December 25, 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.

“The 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 the Inisa Police Divisional Headquarters.”