A tragic car accident in Oyo State has claimed the lives of three monarchs who were traveling to a funeral ceremony.
The three monarchs, identified as the Olodogbo of Odogbo, the Onibowula of Bowula, and the Alayetoro of Ayetoro, were traveling in a Mercedes-Benz E230 when their vehicle collided with a Scania Truck bearing registration number 301 XF on the Aje-Iye Road in the Arinkinkin area of Ogbomoso.
According to reports, two of the monarchs who hailed from Orire Local Government Area of the state died instantly at the scene of the accident, while the third monarch passed away while receiving treatment at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH) on Friday.
The remains of the deceased monarchs have been transferred to the hospital’s morgue.
Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Oyo State, Joshua Adekanye, said that the incident was as a result of a head-on collision between the deceased’s persons’ private vehicle and a commercial vehicle on the Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway.
“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,” Adekanye stated.