Osun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has said six people died while seven others were injured in multiple road accidents that occurred in Ipetu Ijesa along Ilesa/Akure expressway on Tuesday.
A statement by the Sector Public Education Officer, Agnes Ogungbemi, explained that after the crash, a sum of N27,171,400 was recovered from the scene and had been handed over to the representatives of the victims’ families.
Ogungbemi said two commercial vehicles, an Opel and Toyota Sienna, were involved in the accident, adding that probable causes of the crash were dangerous driving and excessive speeding.
The statement further read in parts, “Seven people were injured, six people were killed, people involved were 14 and one person was not injured.
“The injured victims were taken to Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa, while corpses of the deceased were deposited at the same hospital morgue.
“N21,900 belonging to the driver who drove GBA440XA OPEL ZAFIRA was handed over to NPF Ijebu Ijesa. Police towed the vehicles involved to their station.
“Also, a sum of Twenty-Seven Million One Hundred and Seventy-One Thousand Four Hundred Naira (N27,171,400) only was recovered from the scene and handed over to the victims’ family members.”
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