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One dead, 18 injured in Osogbo/Gbongan Expressway lone accident

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Osun Sector Command says one person died and 18 other persons sustained injuries in a lone accident on the Osogbo-Ibadan Expressway on Monday.

It was gathered that a Toyota Hiace bus with twenty passengers crashed in front of the secretariat where eighteen passengers sustained various degrees of injuries.

The accident occurred around 1:52 pm.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun sector command, Agnes Ogungbemi, confirmed the incident.

The FRSC stated that the accident involved a white Toyota Hiace bus with number plate EKY 213 XP. She explained that one male died in the accident leaving seven males and ten females injured, while only one man escaped the accident.

According to FRSC, the deceased has been taken by the family while the injured were taken to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital (UNIOSUNTH), Osogbo.

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