Tragedy struck on Monday along the Ikirun/Offa Expressway in Inisa as a road accident claimed the lives of nine passengers.
According to The Punch, the incident occurred when a truck, laden with bags of beans and carrying several passengers, lost control and veered into the bush.
The ill-fated truck was reportedly en route from Niger State to Edo State.
The accident took place in the early hours of Monday at Yidi Junction, Inisa.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun Command, Kehinde Adeleke, the crash resulted in the immediate death of nine individuals out of the total 12 occupants in the vehicle.
“Today, Monday 25th of December 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,” she said.
In response to the accident, officers from the Federal Road Safety Corps swiftly evacuated the three injured passengers to Orotunde Hospital in Ikirun. The remains of the deceased were transported to the hospital’s morgue for further procedures.
In addition to the human toll, the truck and the bags of beans involved in the accident were evacuated to the Inisa Police Divisional Headquarters.
