No fewer than six people died Sunday morning in an accident, involved a truck and an 18-seater commercial bus, along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway.
Seven people also sustained various degrees of injuries from the accident.
It was learnt that the accident, which occurred around 10.00 a.m., occurred at Abuduka area on the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway.
It was said that the accident occurred when the driver of the truck lost control and ran to the 18-seater commercial bus.
An eye witness said that attempt by witnesses to apprehend the driver of the truck failed as he forced his way out into a nearby bush and escaped from the area.
The FRSC Sector Commander in Oyo State, Uche Chukwurah, confirmed the accident.
Ms Chukwura said five men and one woman died from the accident.
She also confirmed that the injured were taken to a hospital.
The injured were taken to the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, for medical attention.