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Four people tragically lost their lives on Thursday, May 28, 2026, evening after a vehicular accident occurred at the Omi Asoro Junction along the Ilesa-Akure highway in Osun State.
The Osun Sector Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Agnes Ogungbemi, confirmed to journalists on Friday, May 29, 2026, that an accident occurred, leaving 10 passengers injured and multiple fatalities.
A crash involving a Toyota bus and a mini-bus heading toward Akure has occurred. While official reports on how it happened were initially limited, eyewitness accounts indicate the two vehicles collided on the expressway, though specific details remain sparse.
A trader near the scene, identified simply as Tobi, said the bus involved was heading towards the Akure end of the road.
He also added that the accident occurred when the bus carrying phone accessories and electronic appliances collided with an intra-city mini-bus operating within Ilesa metropolis around 9 pm at Omi Asoro junction.
But while giving other official details regarding the accident, Ogungbemi said three passengers died at the scene, while another passenger was confirmed dead on Friday, May, 29, 2026.
Four people died while 10 others sustained injuries. Three of the victims, two male adults and a female child, died instantly. Another passenger died this morning. The remains of the deceased have been taken to Wesley Guild Hospital, Ilesa.
”Those injured include 7 adults and 3 children. The accident involved a Toyota Hiace commercial vehicle and a Suzuki commercial mini-bus. The driver of the mini-bus had no driver’s licence,” Ogungbemi said.
On Thursday, five persons were burnt to death while 10 others sustained injuries in a lone crash along the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway in Ogun State.
The accident occurred around Iyana Egbado at about 11:12 am.
