Read how truck killed road side sellers in Osun.

No less than five persons on Thursday, lost their lives at Akoda Junction, Ede, along Gbongan/Osogbo street when a truck on top pace on its approach to Osogbo, all of a sudden lost control and kept running over a few individuals accepted to be street side merchants.  

Occupants of Akoda region said the quantity of setbacks could have been more than five, yet the convenient landing of emergency vehicle and treatment of other people who supported wounds spared a few individuals from losing their lives.


The Head of Operation, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Osun Sector Command, Mr Rufus Adewumi, affirmed the accident.

Adewumi said the car collision was created by over-speeding that couldn't be overseen when the vehicle included lost control.

He revealed that two male grown-ups, one female grown-up and two youngsters (male and female), were the real casualties as at press time.

Adewumi included that four individuals were harmed while one individual who was caught in the accident, got away unhurt