Three wedding guests die in Ekiti road accident

There was a black Saturday in Ekiti State as no fewer than three persons said to be wedding guests were killed in a road accident involving two cars.

Newsflash Nigeria gathered the incident occurred on Saturday evening in Ayegbaju-Ifaki Ekiti Road in Ido Osi local government area of the state.

The accident involved two buses belonging; a Mazda car and a Toyota Sienna car which was reportedly conveying some guests from a wedding when the accident occurred.

Newsflash Nigeria gathered that the two buses had head-on-collision along Ifaki-Ayegbaju Road.

Sources, who said the accident involved some wedding guests, blamed the mishap on speeding.

The sources, who gave conflicting reports on the fatality figure, said the dead had been taken to morgues while the injured were rushed to hospital for medical attention.

Meanwhile, the Ekiti State Police Command confirmed the incident; said three people lost their lives in a fatal accident.

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According to the Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said, “It was a fatal accident that claimed three lives.”

Abutu said, “One Mazda car and a Toyota Sienna car had head-on-collision along Ifaki-Ayegbaju Road.

“In the process, two persons died from the Sienna and one from the other car.”

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