A yet-to-be-identified male adult has lost his life in a road accident that occurred alongside the Gbongan/Ife expressway on Wednesday.
The lone accident involving a truck was reportedly caused by brake failure, leading to a loss of control by the driver.
The truck involved conveyed packs of non-alcoholic drinks and spilt its contents after the crash.
Another traveller in the vehicle was injured and rushed to Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Ile-Ife, Osun State, by the men of the Federal Road Safety Corps, who responded to the distress call from the scene of the accident.
The Osun Sector Commander, FRSC, Adeyemi Sokunbi, in a statement on Wednesday, warned against speeding.
Sokunbi also urged the motoring public “to always make sure their vehicles are in good condition before embarking on any journey. Drivers should also shun excessive speeding.”
Giving further details about the accident, the statement partly read, “Vehicle involved, 1, model, truck, nature of the road traffic accident, fatal, cause of the road traffic accident, brake failure.
“Number of people involved, 2, number injured, 1 male adult, number killed, 1 male adult. The Injured Victim was rushed to OAU Teaching Hospital, Ife for treatment, while the dead body was deposited at the hospital’s mortuary.”
