At least 15 people have reportedly lost their lives on Sunday in two separate motor accidents in Ogbomoso area of Oyo State.
The first accident which occurred along Iluju-Ikoyi Road involved a motorcycle and a car.
It was learnt that no fewer than two people died on the spot of the incident while no fewer than two others sustained several injuries.
The second accident which occurred at Oolo along OgbomosoOyo Road also claimed the lives of 12 people suspected to be traders from the northern part of the country who were on their way to Lagos.
An eye witness who informed newsmen disclosed that the articulated vehicle which carried packaged products veered of the express road due to mechanical fault.
The number of injured in the accident cannot be ascertain as at the time of filling this report, but their bodies according to the informant, have been deposited at morgue of a undisclosed hospital in oyo while those injured have been taken to hospital for medical attention.
Confirming the incident, an FRSC official said: “It is true the accident happened, the first one occurred around Iluju in ogbomoso on Sunday morning while the other one occured at about 6pm along Ogbomoso-Oyo road, as I am speaking with you, 12 people have died while some are injured."