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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), in Osun, has said about ten persons lost their lives on Saturday, following an accident that occurred on Gbongan-Osogbo expressway.
In a statement issued in Osogbo by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, the Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, said the accident occurred around 1:20 a.m., opposite Ataoja Overhead bridge, along Abere, Osogbo-Gbongan expressway.
According to Ibrahim, about 36 others also sustained various degrees of injuries in the cause of the accident, which involved about 61 persons.
“An articulated vehicle, a blue truck Volvo with number plate KMC 35 ZJ, loaded with palm oil, lost control on the Ataoja-overhead bridge.
“The vehicle, which was heavily loaded with Jerry cans of palm oil and over 60 passengers, was trying to ascend the ramp.
