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Three monarchs die in Oyo auto crash
Three traditional rulers died in an auto crash along the Oyo- Ogbomoso Road on Friday.
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Oyo State, Mr. Joshua Adekanye, confirmed the accident in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan.
He blamed the crash on speed violation and wrongful overtaking.
Adekanye added that two vehicles a white M/Benz E230 car with registration number ‘OLODOGBO’ and a white Scania Truck with registration number MUS 301 XF were involved in the accident.
He said three others were injured in the incident.
“The injured victims were taken to LAUTECH Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso while the corpses were deposited at the same hospital morgue,” the FRSC official added.
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