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Three traditional rulers all from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo state have died in a car accident which occurred on their way to a function on Friday, December 1.
It was gathered that the motor
accident involving a Benz E230 with number plate Olodogbo and a commercial
Scania Truck with registration number 301 XF occurred at Aje Iye in the local
government area.
Two of the monarchs died on the
spot, while the third person died a few hours later at the Ladoke Akintola
University Teaching Hospital where he was rushed to.
“Six passengers were involved
in the crash, but the three survivors are undergoing treatment at LAUTECH
Teaching Hospital. The affected passengers were going for a social function at
the nearby community when the accident occurred
“The affected monarchs are
Olodogbo of Odogbo, Onibowula of Bowula and Alayetoro of Ayetoro in Oriire
Local Government.”
State Sector Commander of the
Federal Road Safety Commission, Joshua Adekanye added;
“It was a head-on collision
involving a private and commercial vehicles on the Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway. The
survivors are undergoing treatment at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital while the
corpses of the victims have been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital.”
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