SAD! Seven Dead As Commercial Bus Catches Fire After Colliding With Billboard In Osun

Seven persons were reportedly killed moment a commercial bus collided with a billboard along Akure-Ilesa express road in Osun State.

Trixx NG learnt that out of the seven-person killed in the accident, four of them burnt beyond recognition.

The white Toyota Hiace bus conveying passengers from Zamfara state collided with a big billboard on the road median after losing control around 4:00 am.

The Punch reports that the bus also carried two motorcycles in its trunk went up in flame after the collision around Osu junction, Ilesa.

According to the Osun State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Paul Okpe, “The accident happened around 4:40 am at Osu in Ilesa, 2kilometres from Brewery Junction.

“It is a Toyota Hiace is white in colour and 7 people died and four burnt beyond recognition,” he said.

Meanwhile, Osun Amotekun Field Commandant, Amitolu Shittu said the incident happened while the corps was on patrol of Ilesa highways.

According to him, the bus driver lost control of the vehicle due to overspeeding and collide with a giant billboard on the median before going up in flame.