Fatal Road Traffic Crash In Osun Claims Lives Of Couple, Five Others
Seven persons including a man and a woman suspected to be husband and wife were confirmed dead in a road accident that occurred in Oogi, Osun State, on Friday.
Eyewitnesses said that the vehicle involved was coming from the Osogbo axis and heading to Odeomu, when the accident occurred some minutes past 7 p.m.
According to the eyewitnesses, the driver of the vehicle lost control, and veered off the road, then, fell into a ditch killing some of the occupants on the spot, while others were injured.
A resident of the area who was at the scene of the incident, simply identified as Adamo, said a male adult, identified as a resident of Odeomu, was brought out of the vehicle dead.
Adamo further said, “No one could say how it happened because we were not there when it happened, but when we rushed down to the scene, the vehicle fell into a ditch, meaning that the driver lost control.
“It happened past 7 pm on Friday around the Oogi community here. A male adult was brought out of the vehicle dead. He was wearing the same dress as another occupant, a woman.
“Officials that came around told us they were a couple. The wife also died while being taken to hospital. Five other people also died in the accident bringing the figure to 7 in all. The Police and men of the Federal Road Safety Corps all came around after the accident to remove the injured and the dead.”
When contacted, the Osun Sector Commander of the FRSC, Mr Henry Benamaisia, confirmed that the accident claimed 7 lives and urged motorists to always obey traffic rules whenever they are driving.
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