At least six persons lost their lives in a ghastly road accident that occurred at the popular Ibadan-Lagos expressway on Sunday evening.
21 persons reportedly sustained varying degrees of injury while at least, six persons lost their lives in a ghastly road accident that occurred at Kilometre 15, quarry area of Ibadan-Lagos Expressway around 5:36pm on Sunday.
It was gathered from online reports that the auto crash involved two Mazda commercial buses and one Mercedes Benz Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV).
According to eyewitness accounts, the three vehicles were going to Lagos from Ibadan before the accident occurred.
Public Relations Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State command, Seun Onijala, who confirmed the incident said the accident was as a result of dangerous overtaking.
He said the remains of the dead passengers had been deposited at the Adeoyo Hospital morgue, Ibadan, while the injured victims were taken to Ibadan Central Hospital at Ososami for treatment.