7 die, 1 injured in auto crash in Osun

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Clement Adeyi, Osogbo

Seven persons, on Saturday, lost their lives in a fatal auto accident along Osogbo -Ikirun Road in Osun State, leaving only one survivor.

We gathered that the accident involved a Mitsubishi Station Wagon which had eight passengers onboard and a truck.

The Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Mr. Peter Oke,  who confirmed the accident said five males and two females who were traveling in the Mitsubishi Station Wagon lost their lives,  while a female survived with serious injuries.

Oke added that the “accident was as a result of dangerous overtaking and loss of control.”

He said that all the corpses and the only survivor had been taken to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital in Osogbo.

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