People of Oriire local government, Oyo state have been thrown into a mourning mood with the death of the three monarchs from the area on Friday.
The affected monarchs lost their lives in an auto crash involving a Benz E230 with registration number OLODOGBO and a commercial Scania Truck with registration number 301 XF at Aje iye in the Oriire local government area.
Two of the affected monarchs died on the spot while the remaining one died a few hours later at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital where he was undergoing treatment.
Six passengers were involved in the crash but the three survivors are undergoing treatment at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital.
The affected passengers were going to a social function in the nearby community when the accident occurred.
The affected monarchs, as reliably informed are: OLODOGBO of Odogbo, Onibowula of Bowula and Alayetoro of Ayetoro in the Oriire local government area
Confirming the road mishaps, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Joshua Adekanye said it was a head-on collision involving a private and commercial vehicle along Ogbomoso-Oyo expressway.
He said the survivors are undergoing treatment at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital while the corpses have been deposited at the morgue of the same hospital.
In another development, Adekanye disclosed nine out of the 13 persons suffered various degrees of burnt when a DAF brand Truck caught fire along the Ogbomoso-Oyo expressway on the same day
He added that no life was lost but the injured ones are receiving treatment in the hospital.
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