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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun says eight persons have lost their lives following an accident that occurred on the Gbongan-Osogbo expressway.
The Sector Commander, Kudirat Ibrahim, made this known in a statement issued by Agnes Ogungbemi, the command’s spokesperson, in Osogbo.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the accident occurred at 1:20 a.m., on Saturday, opposite Ataoja Overhead bridge, along Abere, Osogbo-Gbongan expressway.
Mr Ibrahim said 36 others sustained various degrees of injuries in the lone accident, in which 61 persons were involved.
“An articulated vehicle, a blue truck Volvo with number plate KMC 35 ZJ, loaded with Palm oil, lost control on the Ataoja-overhead bridge.