A multiple auto crash involving six vehicles Thursday claimed the lives of three persons along Akure/Ilesa road.
The accident, which occurred in the early hours of the day involved a petrol tanker, a truck, a luxurious bus, two cars and two buses coming from different directions.
An eye witness said the carnage was caused by excessive speed on the part of the tanker driver.
It was gathered that the vehicles coming from Akure end of the road rammed into the tanker which in
an attempt to over take other vehicles from the Ilesa end of the road swerved to the other lane.
Officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at the scene of the accident said the victims of the auto crash were rushed to a medical centre before their arrival at the scene.
The Road Safety Officials confirmed that the accident was caused by high speed.
They said the vehicles involved in the accident would be impounded.
Two of the vehicles involved in the accident rammed into the bush, while one almost entered into a valley by the road side.
It was gathered that many of the passengers in the vehicles sustained serious injuries.
The accident also affected free flow of traffic on the busy road, as vehicles were prevented from moving freely while FRSC officials controlled the heavy traffic on the road.
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