It was a bad day yesterday as Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State lost three traditional rulers to auto crash in the state.
Nine other persons were also said to have been injured in a separate accident on the same day, reports Saturday Independent.
The affected monarchs lost their lives in a road accident involving Benz E230 with number plate OLODOGBO and a commercial Scania Truck with registration number 301 XF at Aje Iye in the state.
It was gathered that two of the affected monarchs died on the spot, while the third one died a few hours later at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital, where he was rushed to.
The affected monarchs are Olodogbo of Odogbo, Onibowula of Bowula and Alayetoro of Ayetoro in Oriire Local Government.
Six passengers were involved in the crash, but the three survivors are undergoing treatment at LAUTECH Teaching Hospital. The affected passengers were going for a social function at the nearby community when the accident occurred.
The state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Joshua Adekanye, confirmed the incident.
“It was a head on collision involving a private and commercial vehicles on 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,” FRSC Sector Command said.
