No fewer than nine persons lost their lives
in an auto crash, which occurred along
Gbongan-Ife road, Osun State, on Thursday.
Eyewitness said the accident occurred in
front of Gbongan High School when a
commercial bus collided with a diesel
tanker.
It was gathered that 11 persons sustained
injuries in the crash, which left rescue
workers and sympathisers battling to save
the lives of the victims.
The white commercial bus involved in the
accident bore XA 478 MAP number-plate
while the diesel truck bore XA 585 ALK
number-plate.
A passer-by said the accident was caused
by over speeding, adding that many of the
victims had their bodies mangled.
When contacted, the Sector Commander of
the Federal Road Safety Corps, in the state,
Mr. Imoh Etuk, said preliminary
investigation showed that the accident was
caused by recklessness.
He said, “People involved in the accident
are 20. They are 12 females, five males, one
male child and two female children. The
people who died are nine, and they include
six female adults, two male adults and a
child.”

source: http://www.punchng.com/news/nine-die-in-osun-crash/

Innalilahi wa ina ilaihi raji,un.May God help/save us in dis country

i thank god for his mercy, my mum was among the survivals. My prayers are with the families of those who lost their loved ones in that horrible accident.