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From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
Three persons have been confirmed dead in an accident that occurred at Aagba in Boripe Local Government of Osun State on Sunday, while four persons sustained injuries in another accident at Sekona in Ede South Local Government.
It was gathered that the accident which involved a Toyota Camry and a motorcycle with registration number AKD 810 QX, occurred opposite Aagba Palace around 2:50 pm while the second one occurred along Osogbo-Gbongan expresses, Sekona.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kehinde Adeleke, confirmed that the three persons on the motorcycle died on the spot.
An eyewitness told our correspondent that the car belonged to a popular man called ‘Baba Kekere’ whose registration number was immediately removed after the incident and ran away.
In the accident that occurred at Sekona in Ede South along the Osogbo-Gbongan expressway around 7:55 am, a Toyota Hummer bus with registration number Lagos, AGL 664 BH conveying 19 passengers and a Fiat van with registration number Katsina, MLF 304 XA, carrying three passengers were involved.
According to an eyewitness, Shina Adedeji, the Toyota Hummer bus left its track and had a head-on collision with the coming vehicle.
“It was discovered that the Toyota Hummer bus driver was sleeping while at high speed,” Adedeji said.
The Commandant of the NSCDC in the state, Dr Michael Adaralewa, expressed concern over incessant cases of accidents and advised members of the public to avoid reckless driving.
