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Tragedy Strikes as Three Monarchs Die in Oyo Auto Crash
In a devastating turn of events on Friday, three traditional rulers from Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State lost their lives in a fatal auto crash, while nine others sustained injuries in a separate incident on the same day.
Eyewitnesses recounted the tragic road accident involving a Benz E230 with the registration number OLODOGBO and a commercial Scania Truck with registration number 301 XF at Aje Iye in Oriire Local Government Area.
The incident claimed the lives of two monarchs on the spot, with the third succumbing to injuries a few hours later at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital.
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Olawoyin Adekunle, an eyewitness, shared, “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.”
The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Joshua Adekanye, confirmed the tragic incident, describing it as a head-on collision between a private vehicle and a commercial truck on the Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway.
He stated, “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.”
In a related development on the same day, Adekanye also confirmed another incident where nine out of 13 individuals suffered varying degrees of burns when a truck caught fire on the Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway. Fortunately, there were no fatalities, and the injured individuals are currently receiving medical treatment in the hospital.
