From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun State Command, said it has handed over the sum of N27,171,400 recovered from an accident scene to the relative of the victim.
The Sector Public Education Officer, Agnes Ogungbemi, disclosed that N21,900 belonging to the driver of the accident vehicle was also handed over to the police at Ijebu-Ijesa. She explained that two vehicles with registration numbers KTU896HX and GBA440XA were involved in the accident which occurred at the Ipetu-Ilesa expressway, on Tuesday.
The FRSC said the fatal accident was probably caused by dangerous driving and excessive speeding. Ogungbemi confirmed that out of 14 people involved, six died while seven others were injured.
“The N21,900 belonging to the driver who drove GBA440XA Opel Zafira was handed over to the police at Ijebu Ijesa and the police towed the vehicles to their station.
“The sum of N27,171,400 was recovered and handed over to the victims’ family members. The injured passengers were taken to Wesley Hospital Ilesa, while the dead were deposited at the same hospital morgue,” Ogungbemi stated.