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Four dead, 20 injured in Osun auto crash
Four persons died and 20 others were injured in an auto crash along the Ilesa-Akure express road in Osun State on Wednesday.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) in the state, Taofeek Somunbi, who confirmed the news to journalists on Saturday, said two commercial buses and a truck were involved in the accident.
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He added that three women and one man were killed in the incident.
According to the FRSC official, the accident was caused by over-speeding and reckless driving by the drivers of the vehicles involved.
He appealed to road users to be careful on the wheel for their safety and that of other motorists.
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