About 20 persons were feared dead in separate auto crashes in Osun, Ogun and Imo states on Friday night and Saturday. At least 36 passengers were said to have been injured in the accident that occurred around 1am, while the goods were destroyed. Osun Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Agnes Ogungbemi, said the accident was caused by overloading. “The injured victims were taken to the Osun State University Teaching Hospital, Osogbo and Asubiaro State Hospital, Osogbo. Our correspondent gathered that the truck lost control of its brakes and crushed the women who were trading by the roadside in the market around noon.

Source: Punch May 02, 2021 01:07 UTC